Organizational Skepticism:identifying concepts,causes and consequences by Grounded Theory

The main purpose of this research is to reach a model for identification of organizational skepticism and its concepts. The method that has been used in this research is grounded theory. Regarding this research available non probable sampling method has been used and structural interviews have been performed from employees of private companies. Sampling continued until saturation point in answers has been reached (24 interviews). After using this method including open and axial and selecting coding, causes and consequences of organizational skepticism have been identified. These causes in two fields have been investigated. First organizational management (management style and personal characteristics of manager and human resource management process and activities and Performance evaluation system) and Second Organization related fields (organizational cynicism, organizational justice and organizational climate). Consequences of organizational skepticism also have been investigated in two fields of individual and organizational. Short-term effects of individual variables such as organizational indifference, Amotivationa, lack of willingness to participate, job stress and burnout and long-term effects of individual variables such as low productivity of individual, corporate sabotage, poor quality of external engagement, life satisfaction and organizational frustration were classified. These consequences has also led to a long-term impact on organizational outcomes such as low productivity of the organization.