The role of political tactics on the organizational context–career success relationship

Kapoutsis, Ilias; Papalexandris, Alexandros; Thanos, Ioannis C.; Nikolopoulos, Andreas

doi:10.1080/09585192.2011.610345

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“…Such behaviors are either legitimate or illegitimate37 however in this study we have considered only the illegitimate (non-sanctioned) tactics of politics (e.g., manipulation, control of information, blaming or attacking others, using surrogates) which entail undesirable social behaviors and those deviate from organizational goals and norms 38. Previous researchers1,4 have recognized the negative consequences of such behaviors at individual39 and organizational level such as lesser performance and decreased Organizational Citizenship Behavior,40 reduction in morale, increase in interpersonal conflict, and work withdrawal behaviors.…”

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<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

Bashir¹,

Abrar²,

Yousaf³

et al. 2019

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BackgroundPolitics and political behaviors are a vicious and bitter reality in an organization’s life. Although under investigation for more than three decades, the literature lacks sufficient studies investigating culture-specific potential factors which have the potency to moderate the poisonous consequences of organizational politics. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of organizational politics and deviance in unionized settings with the moderating role of resilience in unionized employees in higher power distance culture.MethodsA cross-sectional design was followed for data collection. The population of this study was low-ranked employees having union identity and working in the largest power distribution company of Pakistan. Stratified sampling was applied, and eight strata’s were considered on the basis of geographical distribution, a total of 400 questionnaires were distributed among the employees of eight circles, fifty from each. Smart PLS.3.2.0 was used to analyze data through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) under measurement and structural models.ConclusionFrom a theoretical perspective, this study confirmed that employees tend to show interpersonal deviance when they experience organizational politics, but organizational politics does not promote organizational deviance. Under stress, the individual also shows a slightly higher level of interpersonal deviance as compared to organizational deviance. However, the moderating role of resilience has not been proved in this study. Research limitations and future directions have also been discussed.

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<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

Bashir¹,

Abrar²,

Yousaf³

et al. 2019

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“…The first focuses on political behaviors (i.e., informal activities aimed at promoting self-interest by influencing the thinking, perceptions, or behavior of others) of individuals in groups and organizations (Hill, Thomas, & Meriac, 2016; Hochwarter, 2003). A number of political behaviors have been studied (e.g., ingratiation, upward appeals, blocking, sanctions), and evidence indicates that these activities relate positively to employee outcomes, including salary, promotions, and career success (Kapoutsis, Papalexandris, Thanos, & Niklopoulos, 2012). Recently, leader political behavior has been shown to favorably influence subordinate outcomes (e.g., satisfaction, mood, citizenship) as well (Kane-Frieder, Hochwarter, Hampton, & Ferris, 2014).…”

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Workplace Politics and Performance Appraisal

Rosen

Kacmar

Harris

et al. 2016

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

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Drawing from Johns’s theory of self-serving behavior, we identified workplace politics as a contextual factor that affects the relative costs and benefits associated with supervisor rating behaviors. Our investigation tested these ideas by considering how politics influence the way in which raters combine information when evaluating subordinate performance. Specifically, we examined the three-way interaction of in-role behavior, extra-role behavior, and politics perceptions on overall ratings of performance in a two-study, multilevel investigation. Across two studies, results generally were consistent with the hypothesized three-way interaction, such that the joint effects of extra-role and in-role behavior on performance ratings varied across levels of politics. Implications of these findings and future research directions are discussed.

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“…Then, political skill is the ability to understand others at work effectively and to use such knowledge to influence others to act in ways. It will enhance one's personal or organizational objectives (Kapoutsis, Papalexandris, & Thanos, 2019;Brouer, Badaway, Gallagher, & Haber, 2015;Fang, Chi, Chen, & Baron, 2015). As such, politically skilled individuals combine social astuteness with the capacity to adjust their behavior to different and changing situational demands in a manner that appears to be sincere, inspires support and trust, and effectively influences and controls the responses of others (Shaughnessy, Treadway, Breland, & Perrewé, 2017;Williams, Brandon, Hayek, Haden, & Atinc, 2017;McAllister, Ellen, Perrewé, Ferris, & Hirsch, 2015).…”

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Organizational Politics and Job Satisfaction: Mediation and Moderation of Political Skills

Jabid

Buamonabot

Fahri

et al. 2021

Binus Business Review

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The research examined the impact of moderation and mediation of political skill on organizational politics and job satisfaction. It applied a quantitative method. The population was 240 employees from the middle to top management in local government offices. With purposive sampling, 86 respondents working in the Regional Government Work Unit of Ternate City were involved in the survey. The research used a hierarchical regression analysis as a statistical analysis and IBM SPSS statistics Version 24. The results show that political skill strengthens the relationship between organizational politics and job satisfaction. Then, political skill also fully mediates the relationship between organizational politics and job satisfaction.

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The role of political tactics on the organizational context–career success relationship

Cited by 24 publications

References 98 publications

<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

<p>Organizational Politics And Workplace Deviance In Unionized Settings: Mediating Role Of Job Stress And Moderating Role Of Resilience</p>

Workplace Politics and Performance Appraisal

Organizational Politics and Job Satisfaction: Mediation and Moderation of Political Skills

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