Workplace Ostracism and Employee Retention: A Mediation Model

AbstractPurpose: This study aims to examine the influence of workplace ostracism on core selfevaluation, counterproductive work behavior, and employee retention in private sector organizations in Saudi Arabia. It addresses two gaps in the current literature: The need for research on workplace ostracism in the Saudi Arabian context and the understanding of the interrelationships between employee retention, core self-evaluation, and counterproductive work behavior in the context of workplace ostracism.