The Study on Organizational Cynicism, Organizational Injustice & Breach of Psychological Contract as the Determinants of Deviant Work Behavior

Abstract

This study attempts to uncover how organizational variables (organizational cynicism, organizational injustice, breach of psychological contract) cause deviant work behavior among doctors and nurses of the public sector hospitals of Pakistan. The research was conducted through a survey, adopted from the questionnaires by previous researchers. This study had a sample size of 300 doctors and nurses working in public hospitals of Pakistan. The data collected through survey questionnaires were statistically analyzed and multiple linear regression analyses were used to test the research hypotheses. The results show that organizational injustice, breach of psychological contract have significant and positive association with deviant work behavior and have an overall significantly positive impact on doctors' and nurses' deviant work behavior. However, organizational cynicism has an insignificant impact on the doctors' and nurses' deviant work behavior.