Mediating roles of employee cynicism and workplace ostracism on the relationship between perceived organizational politics and counterproductive work behavior

Fabian Ugwu teaches at the Department of Psychology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. His work focuses on positive organizational phenomena, career development, and well-being at work. His articles have been published in high-impact factor journals including The Lancet, Personnel Review, Occupational Medicine and Journal of Career Assessment.

Anthony C. Nwali holds a Ph.D. degree in Business Administration. He lectures in the Department of Business Administration at Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. His research interests are many but not limited to organizational behavior and career management. Anthony has published in reputable outlets including Higher Education Research and Development, Industry and Higher Education and Global Journal of Health Science.

Lawrence E. Ugwu holds a doctorate in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at North West University South Africa. His research interests are in retirement, ageing and well-being. His articles have been published in refereed journals including Personnel Review, Journal of Manpower, Trends in Psychology among others.

Chiedozie O. Okafor holds a Ph.D. degree in Social Psychology and teaches at the Department of Psychology, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State Nigeria. He has published academic papers in both local and international journals including Trends in Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, PLOS ONE and Journal of Psychology in Africa. His core research areas are social and organizational psychology.

Keyna C. Ozurumba teaches at the Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Her research interest spans from resources management to sustainable development. Her studies have appeared in referred reputable journals including Journal of Psychology in Africa, GIS Business and Sahel Analyst Journal: Journal of Management Sciences.

Ike E. Onyishi is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His current research interests include citizenship behavior, work engagement and well-being at work. His articles have appeared in reputable journals including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Career Assessment, Personnel Review and Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology.