The Effect of Organizational Climate on Organizational Alienation and Destructive Deviance Behaviors

The study investigates the impact of organizational climate on deviant behaviors and alienation. It examines how employees' perceptions of their work environment influence both personal and organizational deviance and feelings of alienation. The research posits direct relationships between organizational climate and organizational alienation, organizational climate and deviant behaviors, and alienation and deviant behaviors. Additionally, it suggests that organizational alienation mediates the relationship between organizational climate and deviant behaviors. Data were gathered from 274 employees in various service sectors in Muğla Province, Turkey. Only commitment and recognition dimensions of the organizational climate constructed by Stringer (2002) were validated. The findings indicate that the commitment and recognition dimensions are significantly related to organizational alienation. Notably, a positive relationship between the commitment and organizational alienation emerged as a key result. Furthermore, the study concludes that organizational alienation fully mediates the relationship between organizational climate dimensions and both personal and organizational deviance.