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Publication date: 28 February 2020

Tuğba Turabik and Gülsün Atanur Baskan

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between organizational democracy and political behaviors in universities.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, vol. 12 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 2050-7003

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