Pushed out or Opting out? Organizational Dehumanization Impoverishes Teacher Outcomes

Drawing on conservation of resources theory and using experimental data from 362 Ghanaian preschool teachers, we found treating teachers as functional implements (organizational dehumanization) induces demoralization and work meaninglessness, which then reduces teachers’ commitment and increases non-school-related internet use (cyberloafing). Presence of calling buffers these detrimental implications of dehumanizing teachers.