“…For example, using illegal means to gain power, bypassing the chain of command, and lobbying high-level managers before promotion are all examples of organizational politics (Ferris et al, 2019). Employees are demotivated by the perception of such behaviors in the workplace, which has an inverse effect on job satisfaction, leading to job stress, and burnout (Azeem, Taib, & Lazim, 2019), poor task performance, fading their trust in leadership (Poon, 2016) and ultimately has a negative impact on employee performance which also affects attitudes. When organization workers are exposed to OP at their job, it often presents a bad image, according to Morrell (2015).…”