Exploring potential moderators of the relationship between perceptions of organizational politics and its outcomes
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2011
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While there is extensive research demonstrating that employee perceptions of politics are related to a number of negative workplace outcomes, there is little attention given to the possibility that these relationships may be moderated by a number of factors related to the perception an individual has towards his/her situation at work and of his/her abilities or skills to function successfully within it. The present study sought to investigate how certain dispositional and behavioural tendencies may influence employee attitudes and behaviours when perceiving their organization to be political. Data was collected online and cross-nationally from 268 full-time employees with varying vocational backgrounds. Results indicated that the adverse effect of POP on its outcomes is exacerbated for those employees who are willing to engage in political behavior (low Honesty-Humility), as well as those who actually do (high impression managers). Implications of these findings are discussed.
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Bibliography: p. 52-60
Includes copy of ethics approval. Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.
Includes copy of ethics approval. Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.
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Wiltshire, J. (2011). Exploring potential moderators of the relationship between perceptions of organizational politics and its outcomes (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4418