Abstract
Despite increasing awareness of the importance of managing the negative effects of organizational politics at the workplace, research on consequences relating to employees’ perceptions of the same in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa has received little attention. Therefore, using data from 250 SMEs in Zimbabwe, this study examines the effects of employees’ perceptions of organizational politics on turnover intentions and the mediating influence of employees’ perceptions of equity and organizational commitment. All the posited six hypotheses were supported by the sample data. Managerial implications of the findings are discussed and limitations and future research directions are indicated.
Highlights
Organizational politics has intrigued academicians and practitioners for decades
The absence of negative organizational politicking might create a just and fair working environment that makes employees have a perception of equity, which might culminate in high organizational commitment and low turnover intentions (Sieger et al, 2011)
This study postulates that employees’ perceptions of organizational politics significantly affect their turnover intentions in a positive way and negatively their organizational commitment and perceptions of equity while organizational commitment and perceptions of equity negatively impact on their turnover intentions
Summary
Despite increasing awareness of the importance of managing the negative effects of organizational politics at the workplace, research on consequences relating to employees’ perceptions of the same in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Africa has received little attention. Using data from 250 SMEs in Zimbabwe, this study examines the effects of employees’ perceptions of organizational politics on turnover intentions and the mediating influence of employees’ perceptions of equity and organizational commitment. All the posited six hypotheses were supported by the sample data. Managerial implications of the findings are discussed and limitations and future research directions are indicated
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