A model of perceptions of politics: antecedents and outcomes

Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of one personal variable (locus of control) and two relationship variables (leader-member exchange and co-worker cooperation) on perceptions of organizational politics in Lebanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).Design/methodology/approachSurvey data was collected from 300 Lebanese employees from different SMEs located between Tripoli and Beirut.FindingsResults of regression analysis indicated that all the three variables were significant predictors of perceptions of politics, and that perceptions of politics affected employee outcomes. More specifically, higher levels of politics are associated with higher turnover intention and lower job satisfaction.Practical implicationsResults of this study raise several implications for companies and employers. Perceptions of politics were found to have a negative impact on employee attitudinal and behavioral outcomes. Therefore, employers must examine the factors that affect employee perceptions of politics in the workplace. Since leader-member exchange and co-worker cooperation were found to predict politics, management's efforts should focalize on improving the relationships between employees and their supervisor as well as their relationships with each other. Management should develop strategies to create an atmosphere of cooperation and support in the organization.Originality/valueThere is paucity of studies on organizational politics in Arabic cultures. This study extends the organizational politics literature by investigating antecedents and outcomes of politics in Lebanon, a country that differs in its culture from US and European contexts.

Assessing the Mediating Role of Emotional Exhaustion in Political Behavior Effect on Turnover Intention: A Study on Alexandria Hotels

“…Thus, H1 is supported and the regression equation could be as shown in figure 1. This result was confirmed by other studies (Al Jisr et al, 2020;Arefin et al, 2020;De Clercq et al, 2021). The reason could be that perceived political behavior in the workplace represents a stressor to employees.…”

“…There are many antecedents have been found to have a negative relationship with turnover intention such as; engagement (Agarwal, 2016), organizational justice (George & Wallio, 2017), fellow workers' warmth and competence (Abd El-Aty & Deraz, 2018), job satisfaction (Chan & James, 2020;Samengon et al, 2020), organizational commitment (Samengon et al, 2020), trust in supervisor, and on-the-job embeddedness (Ampofo & Karatepe, 2021). On the other hand, other factors have been found to have positive relationship with turnover intention such as; interpersonal conflict (Haq, 2011), work-leisure conflict (Mansour & Tremblay, 2016), work-family conflict (Chen et al, 2018), job burnout (Back et al, 2020;Wen, Zhou, Hu & Zhang, 2020), perception of organizational politics and political behavior (Al Jisr et al, 2020;Arefin et al, 2020;De Clercq et al, 2021), job stress (Samengon et al, 2020;Wen et al, 2020), emotional labor (Back et al, 2020), and emotional exhaustion (Chan & James, 2020;Grobelna, 2021;Parray, Islam & Shah, 2022).…”

“…In this study, political behavior is discussed in terms of the second aspect that is the employee's perception of the political behavior exhibited by their colleagues. Perceived political behavior has been found to have many detrimental effects on employees' organizational trust, prosocial motivation (Koçak, 2020), performance (Albloush, Ahmad, Yusoff & Mat, 2019), job satisfaction (Chan & James, 2020), organizational commitment (Umer & Salman, 2018), job burnout (Labrague et al, 2017), and turnover intention (Al Jisr, Beydoun & Mostapha, 2020;Arefin, Alam, Islam & Molasy, 2020;De Clercq, Fatima & Jahanzeb, 2021). Even though politics is an inevitable phenomenon that exists in all organizations including hospitality organizations (Arefin et al, 2020;Daskin & Tezer, 2012;Karatepe, Babakus & Yavas, 2012;Yilmaz, 2014), there is a dearth of studies that investigate it in the hospitality industry (e.g., Arefin et al, 2020;Chan & James, 2020), especially in Egypt (e.g., Khairy, 2019).…”

A balanced treatment of perceived organizational politics: A review of the positive influences

“…Several research findings have established a link between leader-member exchange and POPs (e.g., Rosen et al, 2011;Williams et al, 2016;Al Jisr et al, 2020). The construct has been found to be negatively related to POPs where relationships are poor (Miller and Nicols, 2008;Ferris and Kacmar, 1992;Kacmar et al, 1999).…”

The Inhibitory Effect of Perceived Organizational Politics on Employee Voice Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model

“…It has attracted increasing attention from scholars and practitioners in recent decades (Li et al, 2014;Ferris et al, 2019). Numerous studies have indicated that POP has a strong influence on work attitudes and behaviors, such as psychological strain, job satisfaction, turnover intentions, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB; Organ, 1988), and task performance (Chang et al, 2009;Al Jisr et al, 2020). Nevertheless, the study of POP's effect on voice behavior is underdeveloped.…”