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aslani F, Heshmatzadeh A, Malekiha M. The Effect of Narcissistic Leadership on Employee Cynicism With the Mediating Role of Employee Silence and Workplace Gossip Among the Hospital Staff. JMIS 2024; 10 (1) :82-97
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Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Hazrat-e Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran.
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Objective The increase in repetition of destructive behaviors of leaders and the important effects of these behaviors on individual and organizational outcomes in the workplace can indicate the dark side of leadership. The present study aims to determine the effect of narcissistic leadership style on employee cynicism with the mediating role of employee silence and workplace gossip among the hospital staff.
Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population consists of all headquarters staff of Dr. Gharazi Hospital in Isfahan, Iran, in 2022. Of these, 108 were selected. To collect data, we used a demographic form, the narcissism scale by Hochwarter and Thompson (2012), the employee silence scale by Tangirala and Ramanujam (2008), the organizational cynicism scale by Dean et al. (2009), and the workplace gossip scale by Kuo et al. (2015). The data were analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling method in SPSS software version 25 and SmartPLS software, version 4.
Results The results showed that the narcissistic leadership style had an effect on employee cynicism with the mediating role of employee silence, which a t value of 4.445 and a standardized path coefficient of 0.147 (p<0.001). Also, the narcissistic leadership style had an effect on employee cynicism with the mediating role of workplace gossip, with a t value of 3.950 and a standardized path coefficient of 0.135 (P<0.001).
Conclusion Based on the findings of the present study, gossiping in the workplace in organizations reduces the motivation to serve and as a result reduces productivity in these organizations. This culture has also been transferred inside the organizations and it leads to a decrease in job satisfaction, organizational commitment, performance and organizational pessimism.
Methods This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The study population consists of all headquarters staff of Dr. Gharazi Hospital in Isfahan, Iran, in 2022. Of these, 108 were selected. To collect data, we used a demographic form, the narcissism scale by Hochwarter and Thompson (2012), the employee silence scale by Tangirala and Ramanujam (2008), the organizational cynicism scale by Dean et al. (2009), and the workplace gossip scale by Kuo et al. (2015). The data were analyzed by using Structural Equation Modeling method in SPSS software version 25 and SmartPLS software, version 4.
Results The results showed that the narcissistic leadership style had an effect on employee cynicism with the mediating role of employee silence, which a t value of 4.445 and a standardized path coefficient of 0.147 (p<0.001). Also, the narcissistic leadership style had an effect on employee cynicism with the mediating role of workplace gossip, with a t value of 3.950 and a standardized path coefficient of 0.135 (P<0.001).
Conclusion Based on the findings of the present study, gossiping in the workplace in organizations reduces the motivation to serve and as a result reduces productivity in these organizations. This culture has also been transferred inside the organizations and it leads to a decrease in job satisfaction, organizational commitment, performance and organizational pessimism.
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Received: 2023/09/11 | Accepted: 2024/01/9 | Published: 2024/04/1
Received: 2023/09/11 | Accepted: 2024/01/9 | Published: 2024/04/1
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