Organizational Politics and Deviance: Exploring the Role of Political Skill

“Who Champions or Mentors Others”? The Role of Personal Resources in the Perceived Organizational Politics and Job Attitudes Relationship

“…In this regard, different perspectives have referred to this concept in the academic domain, particularly issues pertaining to organizations (Atta and Khan, 2016 ; Asrar-ul-Haq et al, 2019 ). Following this logic, a substantial number of scholars and a series of academic papers have highlighted POP through the lens of several theories (Lin and Sun, 2018 ; Crawford et al, 2019 ). A review of the literature indicated that AET has paid little attention to POP (Rosen et al, 2009 ); thus, the current study employs a survey of the POP literature through AET theory.…”

“…Extensive literature has demonstrated the vital role of PS in helping the workforce cope with stress and influence the minds of others (Brouer et al, 2011 ; Blickle et al, 2013 ; Zaman et al, 2019 ). Ferris et al ( 2007 ) demonstrated that politically skilled employees also have the ability to adjust to every situation while maintaining legitimacy and openness (Crawford et al, 2019 ). This scenario motivates employees to value and appreciate politically skilled people as the embodiment of hope and reliance (Cullen et al, 2015 ).…”

“…Additionally, the rich literature on PS asserts that employees facing challenges related to social power often manifest unsatisfactory behaviors and attitudes (Ferris et al, 2009 ). Crawford et al ( 2019 ) argued that when politically skilled people encounter stressors in the workplace, the stressors ultimately produce less negative impacts on employees' job attitudes. From the lens of AET, personal resources are defined as positive emotional, societal, physical, or organizational indicators of a job.…”

“…These individuals with PS easily adjust to any political environment and efficiently employ social skills in motivating subordinates or employees in an organization to boost their JS (Kapoutsis et al, 2016 ; Cong et al, 2017 ). In addition, PS helps employees to communicate barriers and thus minimizes the stress resulting from ambiguity (Crawford et al, 2019 ). Specifically, politically skilled individuals are comfortable in their work environment, which promotes their work outcomes (Khan et al, 2018 ).…”

“…In light of this, perceived organizational politics (POP) have become a major issue for organizational researchers (Vigoda, 2002 ; Miller et al, 2008 ; Drory and Vigoda-gadot, 2010 ; Naseer et al, 2016 ). According to scholars, POP play a pivotal role in organizations, culminating in undesirable phenomena that hinder employee productivity (Franke and Foerstl, 2018 ; Lin and Sun, 2018 ; Crawford et al, 2019 ). Given this consideration, the growing body of literature appears to focus on perceived POP as a major job stressor that can potentially result in negative outcomes, not just for individuals but also for the organization itself (Maslyn et al, 2017 ; Webster et al, 2018 ; Guo et al, 2019 ; Landells and Albrecht, 2019 ).…”