Organizational democracy and organizational alienation behaviours of faculty members at universities
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2025
Yazarlar: Şükrü Güler, Osman Ferda BEYTEKİN
Policy Reviews in Higher Education, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2025, cilt 9, ss 348-380
DOI: 10.1080/23322969.2025.2517547
Özet
This study aimed to analyze organizational democracy and organizational alienation behaviours of faculty members at universities, along with the relationship between these two variables. Applying surveying methodological approach, the data have been obtained from 364 faculty members working at four public and two foundation universities in İzmir in 2019–2020 academic year. The data have been analyzed in quantitative research design methods and in terms of the findings, it has revealed that the level of organizational democracy perceptions and organizational alienation behaviours of faculty members is moderate. Besides, it has been found that the level of the organizational democracy perceptions of faculty members working at foundation universities is higher than that of those working at public universities. Additionally, the level of organizational alienation behaviours of the faculty members working at foundation universities, is lower than that of those working at public universities. Moreover, it has been observed that the level of organizational democracy perceptions and organizational alienation behaviours of faculty members indicate a significant difference as for certain demographic variables, including age, professional seniority and title. Lastly, a moderate – negative relationship between organizational democracy perceptions and organizational alienation behaviours of faculty members has been found in the research results (r = −0,663).