Analyzing Project Organizational Culture through Workplace Incivility and Ostracism under Mediating and Moderating Mechanisms

Abstract

The focus of this research studyis to examinethe impact of workplace incivility and ostracism on project organizational culture under the reciprocate effect of social exchange theory. The mediating role of job strain and moderating role of supervisor's support was also analysed in said relationships. Data collection was conducted through adopted and adapted questionnaires in time lags from 218 middle line managers of project sections in Pakistan's textile engineering firms. Smart PLS and SPSS were used to analyze the respondents' feedback, and results showed that workplace ostracism, workplace incivility, and supervisor support affects project organizational culture. The job strain mediates the relationship between workplace ostracism, workplace incivility and project organizational culture. Moreover, the moderating role of supervisor support between job strain and project culture was established.
Thus, recommendations are provided for target sector.