Factors affecting faculty conformity in South China universities
Based on social contagion theory, this study examines the mediating role of formalization of organizational structure between organizational identification and faculty conformity. It also analyzes the moderating role of conflict management style between organizational identification and faculty conf...
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| description | Based on social contagion theory, this study examines the mediating role of formalization of organizational structure between organizational identification and faculty conformity. It also analyzes the moderating role of conflict management style between organizational identification and faculty conformity, and formalization of organizational structure and faculty conformity in universities in Hunan province, China. Convenience sampling was employed to select the subjects, and 1,024 Chinese faculty members including teaching staff and administrative staff were surveyed online with the questionnaire consist of organizational identification scale, organizational formalization scale, conflict management style scale, and faculty conformity scale. 1,000 valid respondents were collected and SPSS was used to analyze the data through descriptive analysis, analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression. The results showed that faculty members’ organizational identification had a positive effect on faculty conformity; formalization of organizational structure partially mediated the relationship between organizational identification and faculty conformity; and conflict management style positively moderated the relationship between organizational identification and faculty conformity and between formalization of organizational structure and faculty conformity. University administrators are often the initiators of conformity as they are responsible for formulating internal regulations. Therefore, they must monitor and coordinate workplace conflicts, resolve and guide faculty conformity, promote individual faculty members’ self-improvement, and foster steady organizational development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d84e93a5d85495e9a2992e514dea38e2022-12-22T03:07:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-08-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.923500923500Factors affecting faculty conformity in South China universitiesChuang Xu0Chuang Xu1Yuan-Cheng Chang2Department of Education Management, Chinese International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, ThailandOffice of Teaching Quality Supervision and Assessment, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, Hunan, ChinaDepartment of Education Management, Chinese International College, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, ThailandBased on social contagion theory, this study examines the mediating role of formalization of organizational structure between organizational identification and faculty conformity. It also analyzes the moderating role of conflict management style between organizational identification and faculty conformity, and formalization of organizational structure and faculty conformity in universities in Hunan province, China. Convenience sampling was employed to select the subjects, and 1,024 Chinese faculty members including teaching staff and administrative staff were surveyed online with the questionnaire consist of organizational identification scale, organizational formalization scale, conflict management style scale, and faculty conformity scale. 1,000 valid respondents were collected and SPSS was used to analyze the data through descriptive analysis, analysis of variance, correlation analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression. The results showed that faculty members’ organizational identification had a positive effect on faculty conformity; formalization of organizational structure partially mediated the relationship between organizational identification and faculty conformity; and conflict management style positively moderated the relationship between organizational identification and faculty conformity and between formalization of organizational structure and faculty conformity. University administrators are often the initiators of conformity as they are responsible for formulating internal regulations. Therefore, they must monitor and coordinate workplace conflicts, resolve and guide faculty conformity, promote individual faculty members’ self-improvement, and foster steady organizational development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.923500/fullorganizational identificationformalization of organizational structureconflict management stylefaculty conformityuniversity teachers |
| spellingShingle | Chuang Xu Chuang Xu Yuan-Cheng Chang Factors affecting faculty conformity in South China universities Frontiers in Psychology organizational identification formalization of organizational structure conflict management style faculty conformity university teachers |
| title | Factors affecting faculty conformity in South China universities |
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| title_short | Factors affecting faculty conformity in South China universities |
| title_sort | factors affecting faculty conformity in south china universities |
| topic | organizational identification formalization of organizational structure conflict management style faculty conformity university teachers |
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