Association between Perceived Organizational Politics and Work-Related Attitudes among Bankers
Moderating Role of Personality Traits
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Organizational politics is evident across the globe within organizations. This emergent issue needs further investigation with reference to employee personality. The intention of the current study was to better understand how employees respond to organizational politics. The primary goal of the current research was to examine the moderating role of personality factors on bankers' perceptions of organizational politics and attitudes toward their jobs (i.e. job satisfaction and organizational commitment). The data were gathered from 150 employees working in various banks in Multan, using self-reported questionnaires to find their organizational political perceptions, job satisfaction surveys, organizational commitment, and personality tests. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to analyze the model. The personality factor that moderated the link between perceived organisational politics and work-related attitudes was openness to experience. Extroversion and organizational politics had a negative correlation. The outcome of the study depicted a significant link between job satisfaction and organizational politics. The study’s findings add to our understanding of the significance of personality traits concerning how workers view organizational commitment, organizational politics, and their level of job satisfaction.
Keywords:
Bankers, Organizational politics, Personality types, Work-related attitudeReferences
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