The relationship between perceived external prestige and perceived organizational justice and their impact on organizational cynicism - an analytical research in the faculties of Karbala universities

Authors

  • Meethaq Hatif Al-Fatlawii
  • Dia Faleh Bnai

Keywords:

Perceived external prestige, perceived organizational justice, Organizational cynicism

Abstract

This research aims to test the relationship and the impact of each of the
perceived external prestige and perceived organizational justice as variables
independent of cynicism organization as a variable-response among a sample of
the lecturers staff in the colleges of the University of Karbala totaled (250)
lecturers, and to achieve this goal is the formulation of the research problem
expressed as a set of questions, including (what is the level of influence of the
perceived external prestige and perceived organizational justice perceived level
of cynicism organizational lecturers colleges), for the purpose of access to the
answers to those questions were formulated a number of assumptions, including
(There correlation and effect for each of the perceived external prestige and
perceived organizational justice in organizational cynicism) and design model
Search illustrates the research hypothesesThe tools are used to measure several
in the practical side, depending on the program of the statistical analysis (Spss
v.21) The research found a set of results can be summarized that there is a
correlation and effect and are opposite between each of the perceived external
prestige and perceived organizational justice and variable-response (cynicism
organizational) at the lecturers , and based on those results, the researcher
presented a set of recommendations including the need to be aware of the
Deanship of colleges that promote or interest the prestige of the external College
works to generate awareness of the lecturers at the existence of organizational
justice, which will reflect the impact of that perception by reducing the levels of
organizational cynicism among the lecturers.

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Published

2025-01-13

How to Cite

ميثاق هاتف الفتلاوي, & ضياء فالح بناي. (2025). The relationship between perceived external prestige and perceived organizational justice and their impact on organizational cynicism - an analytical research in the faculties of Karbala universities. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 10(41), 94–118. Retrieved from https://mail.journals.uokerbala.edu.iq/index.php/ijas/article/view/2962