TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between organizational democracy and political behaviors in universities.Design/methodology/approach To examine the relationship between organizational democracy and political behaviors in higher education institutions, a correlational survey model was utilized. Data were collected from 283 academic staff members.Findings It was found that there is a moderate and negative relationship between organizational democracy and the frequency of encountering political behaviors and that organizational democracy predicts the frequency of encountering political behaviors.Originality/value These data shed light on the relationship between organizational democracy and political behaviors according to the views of academic staff. The study has provided empirical evidence that political behavior declines in the presence of organizational democracy. VL - 12 IS - 5 SN - 2050-7003 DO - 10.1108/JARHE-08-2019-0204 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-08-2019-0204 AU - Turabik Tuğba AU - Atanur Baskan Gülsün PY - 2020 Y1 - 2020/01/01 TI - The relationship between organizational democracy and political behaviors in universities T2 - Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 1135 EP - 1146 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -