Political influence compatibility: fitting the person to the climate

Abstract

This study investigated a person–climate fit model in order to explain the effect of organizational politics on work attitudes. A unique index of compatibility was developed based on the congruence between preferences for political influence processes and those processes perceived to be prevalent in the employment context. A survey of 138 non academic employees of a large public university, representing a variety of jobs, demonstrated that political influence compatibility was clearly related to a wide range of work attitudes (e.g. satisfaction with co‐workers, trust in management, evaluation of self). Directions for future research investigating PIC and potential applications of political influence compatibility in human resource management are discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The value of value congruence.

“…In fact, our results show that the indirect effects transmitted through trust were 2–3 times larger than those transmitted through communication and attraction. Although trust has received limited attention in conceptual discussions of value congruence (Christiansen et al, 1997; Enz, 1988; Jehn & Mannix, 2001; Lau et al, 2007), the theoretical literature on trust often points to value congruence as an important element of trusting relationships (Elangovan & Shapiro, 1998; Jones & George, 1998; Mayer et al, 1995; McAllister, 1995; Sitkin & Roth, 1993; M. Williams, 2001).…”

The value of value congruence.

“…In fact, our results show that the indirect effects transmitted through trust were 2–3 times larger than those transmitted through communication and attraction. Although trust has received limited attention in conceptual discussions of value congruence (Christiansen et al, 1997; Enz, 1988; Jehn & Mannix, 2001; Lau et al, 2007), the theoretical literature on trust often points to value congruence as an important element of trusting relationships (Elangovan & Shapiro, 1998; Jones & George, 1998; Mayer et al, 1995; McAllister, 1995; Sitkin & Roth, 1993; M. Williams, 2001).…”

The contingent nature of the political skill-employee performance relationship.

“…Much of the politics literature has focused on individual-level perceptions (Hochwarter et al, 2020); far less attention has been paid to context-level politics. Moreover, the work that has invoked context (e.g., Christiansen et al, 1997) has relied on individual perceptions to operationalize the political context. This is problematic given that context exists “in the environment external to the individual, most often at a different level of analysis” (Mowday & Sutton, 1993, p. 198).…”

Customer Cooperation and Employee Innovation Behavior: The Roles of Creative Role Identity and Innovation Climates

“…We only considered the innovation climate as an environmental factor that might influence the effectiveness of creative role identity. Organizational climates not only include the innovation climate, but also include other types of climate such as the political influence climate ( Christiansen et al, 1997 ) and the climate for inclusion ( Nishii, 2013 ). Future research could test different kinds of climate to verify the unique and incremental contribution of customer cooperation and creative role identity beyond these potential factors that influence employee innovation behavior.…”

The value of value congruence.

“…In fact, our results show that the indirect effects transmitted through trust were 2–3 times larger than those transmitted through communication and attraction. Although trust has received limited attention in conceptual discussions of value congruence (Christiansen et al, 1997; Enz, 1988; Jehn & Mannix, 2001; Lau et al, 2007), the theoretical literature on trust often points to value congruence as an important element of trusting relationships (Elangovan & Shapiro, 1998; Jones & George, 1998; Mayer et al, 1995; McAllister, 1995; Sitkin & Roth, 1993; M. Williams, 2001).…”

The contingent nature of the political skill-employee performance relationship.

“…Much of the politics literature has focused on individual-level perceptions (Hochwarter et al, 2020); far less attention has been paid to context-level politics. Moreover, the work that has invoked context (e.g., Christiansen et al, 1997) has relied on individual perceptions to operationalize the political context. This is problematic given that context exists “in the environment external to the individual, most often at a different level of analysis” (Mowday & Sutton, 1993, p. 198).…”

Customer Cooperation and Employee Innovation Behavior: The Roles of Creative Role Identity and Innovation Climates

“…We only considered the innovation climate as an environmental factor that might influence the effectiveness of creative role identity. Organizational climates not only include the innovation climate, but also include other types of climate such as the political influence climate ( Christiansen et al, 1997 ) and the climate for inclusion ( Nishii, 2013 ). Future research could test different kinds of climate to verify the unique and incremental contribution of customer cooperation and creative role identity beyond these potential factors that influence employee innovation behavior.…”

The value of value congruence.

“…In fact, our results show that the indirect effects transmitted through trust were 2–3 times larger than those transmitted through communication and attraction. Although trust has received limited attention in conceptual discussions of value congruence (Christiansen et al, 1997; Enz, 1988; Jehn & Mannix, 2001; Lau et al, 2007), the theoretical literature on trust often points to value congruence as an important element of trusting relationships (Elangovan & Shapiro, 1998; Jones & George, 1998; Mayer et al, 1995; McAllister, 1995; Sitkin & Roth, 1993; M. Williams, 2001).…”

The contingent nature of the political skill-employee performance relationship.

“…Much of the politics literature has focused on individual-level perceptions (Hochwarter et al, 2020); far less attention has been paid to context-level politics. Moreover, the work that has invoked context (e.g., Christiansen et al, 1997) has relied on individual perceptions to operationalize the political context. This is problematic given that context exists “in the environment external to the individual, most often at a different level of analysis” (Mowday & Sutton, 1993, p. 198).…”

Customer Cooperation and Employee Innovation Behavior: The Roles of Creative Role Identity and Innovation Climates

“…We only considered the innovation climate as an environmental factor that might influence the effectiveness of creative role identity. Organizational climates not only include the innovation climate, but also include other types of climate such as the political influence climate ( Christiansen et al, 1997 ) and the climate for inclusion ( Nishii, 2013 ). Future research could test different kinds of climate to verify the unique and incremental contribution of customer cooperation and creative role identity beyond these potential factors that influence employee innovation behavior.…”