Abstract
Many studies explore the effect of perception of organizational politics on job satisfaction but a very few investigate for the factors that are salient to this relationship. Perceptions of politics have been considered to be a source of stress at workplace which has detrimental consequences on the desired outcomes. Current study aims to explore the effects of perception of organizational politics (POP) and core self-evaluation (CSE) on employee job satisfaction. The present research also examines core self-evaluation as a moderator in the relationship between perception of organizational politics and job satisfaction. With a sample size of 100 respondents drawn from the health sector of 3rd largest city of Pakistan, named Faisalabad, the current study tested the main effects of POP and CSE on job satisfaction by using a self-administered survey having a total of 30 items. For analyzing the data, SPSS was used. As hypothesized, results show that perceived organizational politics had a significant negative relationship with job satisfaction but the results for CSE were not significant. Furthermore, CSE moderated the relationship of POP and job satisfaction, such that the negative relationship between perception of organizational politics and job satisfaction was weaker when core self-evaluation was high.
Highlights
Recent years, has seen an increase in the trend to search for factors that decrease the effect of perceived organizational politics at workplace
We explore the effect of perceived organizational politics on job satisfaction level of an employee when core self evaluation acts as a moderator in this relationship
In spite of many empirical and theoretical studies have been conducted (Kipnis et al, 1980; Vigoda, 2001; Vigoda, 2006), there is very little knowledge and understanding about the boundaries of politics, as well as understanding of the nature, interpretation, growth, and consequences of perceptions of organizational politics (Chang, Rosen & Levy, 2009).This study aims to explore the effect of perception of organizational politics (POP) on job satisfaction in a South Asian culture setting of Pakistan as well as the implications of the effect of core self-evaluation (CSE) on this relationship
Summary
Recent years, has seen an increase in the trend to search for factors that decrease the effect of perceived organizational politics at workplace. We explore the effect of perceived organizational politics on job satisfaction level of an employee when core self evaluation acts as a moderator in this relationship. In spite of many empirical and theoretical studies have been conducted (Kipnis et al, 1980; Vigoda, 2001; Vigoda, 2006), there is very little knowledge and understanding about the boundaries of politics, as well as understanding of the nature, interpretation, growth, and consequences of perceptions of organizational politics (Chang, Rosen & Levy, 2009).This study aims to explore the effect of POP on job satisfaction in a South Asian culture setting of Pakistan as well as the implications of the effect of CSE on this relationship. The current study’s utilization of the South-Asian work context will be a worthy addition to this area of research
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