Abstract
The Effect of Religious Coping Strategies on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behaviors, Machiavellianism, and Whistleblowing
This study aims to examine the impact of religious coping strategies on unethical pro-organizational behavior, Machiavellianism, and whistleblowing. Data was collected using an online survey technique from 371 people working in Turkey's public and private sectors by random sampling method. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, independent samples t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data. In the findings of the study, it was determined that positive religious coping had a negative effect on Machiavellianism and unethical pro-organizational behaviors, while negative religious coping had a positive effect on Machiavellianism and unethical pro-organizational behaviors. A negative relationship was found between the intention to whistleblowing and unethical pro-organizational behavior. It was determined that religious coping strategies did not affect the intention to whistleblowing. In addition, statistically significant differences were determined between the variables according to the participant's age, gender, education, marital status, and sector characteristics. The study results show that positive religious coping strategies can contribute to reducing unethical pro-organizational behaviors and Machiavellian behaviors within the organization.
Keywords
Positive Religious Coping, Negative Religious Coping, Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior (UPB), M
