Abstract
The perception of organizational politics seriously affects working people, and it is an unavoidable detrimental aspect of an organization. Prior studies are focused on the detrimental consequences of perceived organizational politics and not paid attention to its remedial actions. Therefore, proper intervention as a corrective action for the harmful effect of organizational politics perception was essential. Hence, this study was motivated to know: (a) the effect of the perception of organizational politics on employees’ performance, and (b) the mitigating role of impression management (self-promotion and ingratiation) for the detrimental effect of perception of organizational politics on work performance. Perceptual cross-sectional data was taken from 725 employees working in Nepalese banks. Quantitative data analysis revealed that perception of organizational politics has a detrimental impact on employee performance; impression management (self-promotion and ingratiation) worked as an antidote for such effects. The study’s unique findings were a different form of association of perception of organizational politics with work performance under the different situations of impression management (self-promotion and ingratiation). Moreover, those employees were less suffered from the perceived organizational politics who were good in impression management (self-promotion and ingratiation). Impression management (self-promotion and ingratiation) is controlled, as an antidote, comparatively more effectively for the high poli-tics perceiver than the low perceiver. Numbers of theoretical and practical implications are suggested to cure perceived organizational politics’ detrimental outcomes on employee performance. AcknowledgmentThis article is a part of the PhD research work that was funded by the University Grants Commission of Nepal (award number: PhD/73-74/Mgmt/04).
Highlights
The study’s unique findings were a different form of association of perception of organizational politics with work performance under the different situations of impression management. Those employees were less suffered from the perceived organizational politics who were good in impression management
This study revealed emand ingratiation) could be the possible causes for ployees who perceive a low level of organizationmitigating the detrimental effect of perceived or- al politics; for them, the impact of perception of ganizational politics work performance
This research showed that employees’ work performance was negatively affected by the perception of organizational politics. It indicates that an organization can increase employees’ work performance by decreasing their perception of organizational politics
Summary
Large numbers of studies have been carried out to measure the antecedents and consequences of the perceived organizational politics. Most of these studies (e.g., Buchanan & Badham, 2008; Ferris et al, 1989; Mintzberg, 1983; Rosen & Levy, 2013) have revealed the harmful impact of perception of organizational politics on employee outcomes. No study is carried to measure impression management as an antidote for the detrimental impact of perceived organizational politics on performance. It is the reality that many of the employees will not have access to Bhansun, and such people will perceive their work environment as highly political, which creates stress and deteriorates their performance
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