Organizational cynicism as a mediator in the relationship between workplace ostracism and employee deviant behaviour: A proposed framework

Abstract

The mechanism or concept of ostracism is based on the proposition of the ‘Social Exchange Theory’. Negative responses are generated once any individual or employee feels that he or she is being neglected by peers, co-workers or groups. In the course of reviewing literatures, the relationship between workplace ostracism and organizational cynicism, organizational cynicism
and workplace deviant behavior have been established. However, the gap in the literature lies in the non existence of studies that have examined organizational cynicism (OC) as an apparatus through which workplace ostracism affect workplace deviant behavior. It is based on this gap that this article proposed a framework employing organizational cynicism as an intervening
factor in the relationship between workplace ostracism and workplace deviant behavior. The on the basis of the literature reviewed, proposes three hypotheses, workplace ostracism and Organizational cynicism have a significant effect on workplace deviant behavior, workplace ostracism has significant effect on organizational cynicism and Organization cynicism mediates the relationship between workplace ostracism and workplace deviant behavior.