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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2019): November
Organizational cynicism and employee performance: evidence from a Sri Lankan audit sector
30 Nov 2019
Abstract
Purpose: This study examined the relationship between organizational cynicism and employee performance at diverse hierarchical levels in big four audit firms in Sri Lanka.
Research methodology: By adopting quantitative research methodology, questionnaires were used as a primary data collection method from audit trainees, audit supervisors, and audit managers in big 4 audit firms in Sri Lanka. This was conducted by deploying a convenient sampling technique, and regression models are used by applying SPSS.
Results: The study found a significant negative relationship between organizational cynicism and employee performance at audit firms and that each dimension of organizational cynicism.
Limitations: Organizational cynicism was analyzed based on employee perception, although there are other influencing factors for organizational cynicism.
Contribution: This study's findings are expected to support audit supervisors in avoiding the discovered negative effect instead by lessening the degree of psychological contract violation and organizational politics.
Keywords: Organizational cynicism, Employee performance, Audit firms, Affective cynicism, Cognitive cynicism, Behavioral cynicism
Keywords
Organizational cynicism
Employee performance
Audit firms
Affective cynicism
Cognitive cynicism
Behavioral cynicism
How to Cite
Panchali, J. ., & Seneviratne, S. M. . (2019). Organizational cynicism and employee performance: evidence from a Sri Lankan audit sector. Annals of Management and Organization Research, 1(2), 155–169. https://doi.org/10.35912/amor.v1i2.409
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