Psychological Research in Management

Psychological Research in Management

Investigating the Relationship between Social Capital and Deviant Behaviors in the Workplace According to the toxic leadership in Isfahan Province

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Abbas Ghaedamini Harouni 1
Mehrdad Sadeghi de cheshmeh 2
Meysam Babaeefarsani 3
Ghulam Reza Maleki Farsani 4
1 Ph.D. Candidate, Cultural Managementof Facuty Management. South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran ,Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Facuty Management Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 Phd in Industrial Management, School of Management, Noor Hedayat University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran
4 PhD in Cultural Management, , lecturer at the Comprehensive University of Applied Sciences of Harand Center, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between social capital and deviant behaviors in the workplace, taking into account the role of toxic leadership in Isfahan province. The research method was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection method, a descriptive-correlation type (structural equation modeling) was used. The statistical population of the present study was 416 people employed by the employees of Isfahan governorate who, through the Cochran sampling formula, 370 people were selected through simple random sampling method. The research tools were Nahapitogushal social capital questionnaire (1998) and Zoharigen Schmidt's Standard Leadership Questionnaire (2008) and Deviant Behavioral Questionnaire in Workplace Bennett & Robinson (2000). On the other hand, Cronbach's Alpha method was used for questionnaire management for 0.50 and 2.88, respectively. The questionnaire was 0.85 for devastating behaviors in the workplace, and data analysis was done at two descriptive levels And inferential statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) .The results of the research showed that there is a significant negative relationship between social capital and deviant behavior in the workplace and there is a significant positive correlation between the toxic leadership venom and deviant behaviors in the workplace.
Keywords
toxic leadership
Social Capital
Deviant Behaviors in the Workplace

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Psychological Research in Management
Volume 8, Issue 1
March 2022
Pages 9-40