DO IN-HOUSE POLICY PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHERS WORKING AT STATE SCHOOLS AFFECT THEIR IDENTIFICATION WITH THE INSTITUTION?

Purpose- The purpose of this study is to present the effects of state school teachers’ levels of being political in their in-house behavior patterns on their identification with their organization and the mediating effect of their confidence in their colleagues in this interaction. Methodology- This study was conducted with the data obtained from 405 teachers who were employed at state schools in the Kad？k？y district of the province of Istanbul – Turkey using a survey form. The data were analyzed using the SPSS and YEM statistic software. Findings- It was found that organizational policy perception had an effect on confidence in colleagues and organizational identification, and confidence in colleagues had an effect on organizational identification. Additionally, it was determined that confidence in colleagues created a complete mediating effect in these effects. Conclusion- The effects observed in the result of the research are to reduce the confidence in the colleagues in an environment where organizational policy perception is present. Establishing trust in organizations is necessary for employees to identify with their organizations. The research results were supported with theoretical and practical suggestions for the development of those skills and behaviors