Why do Dysfunctional Norms Continue to Exist in the Workplace
Published: 2013
Author(s) Name: Seema Singh, Rashmi Kumar |
Author(s) Affiliation: Seema is working with AmityUniversity, Noida; Rashmi is employed at University of Allahabad, India
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Abstract
The objective of the present work is to understand the factors influencing internalization of dysfunctional norms amongst the
employees of an organization. The factors considered in the present study which could possibly influence the internalization of dysfunctional
norms were- cultural values, organizational structure, socialization strategies, and leader integrity. The study was conducted in two
manufacturing organization in the industrial zone of district Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Total sample of employees was 307. Internalization of
dysfunctional organizational norms was predicted by leader integrity, job codification, institutionalized socialization strategies, collaboration,
and centralization. It was concluded that the predictor variables had stronger relationship with internalization of dysfunctional organizational
norms in terms of pervasiveness as compared to the second dimension i.e. intensity. Among all the predictor variables perceived leader integrity
and serial vs. disjunctive socialization tactics were found to be the most important facilitators of internalization of dysfunctional organizational
norms. Also socialization strategies of the organization were found to mediate the impact of leader integrity, structural factors, and cultural/
values on the internalization of the dysfunctional norms.
Keywords: Dysfunctional, Norms, Internalization, Socialization
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