Placing Perceptions of Politics in the Context of the Feedback Environment, Employee Attitudes, and Job Performance

The authors proposed a model suggesting that organizational environments supporting high levels of informal supervisor and coworker feedback are associated with lower employee perceptions of organizational politics. Furthermore, these lowered perceptions of politics were proposed to result in higher...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2006-01, Vol.91 (1), p.211-220
Main Authors: Rosen, Christopher C, Levy, Paul E, Hall, Rosalie J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Employee Attitudes
Employee Performance Appraisal
Employees
Feedback
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Industrial psychology
Job Performance
Job Satisfaction
Male
Morale
Occupational psychology
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Climate
Organizational Commitment
Organizational Culture
Organizational politics
Organizations
Perception
Politics
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Work condition. Job performance. Stress
Work environment
Working Conditions
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:The authors proposed a model suggesting that organizational environments supporting high levels of informal supervisor and coworker feedback are associated with lower employee perceptions of organizational politics. Furthermore, these lowered perceptions of politics were proposed to result in higher employee morale (as reflected in job satisfaction and affective commitment) and, through morale, to higher levels of task performance and organizational citizenship. The proposed mediational model was supported with empirical results from 150 subordinate-supervisor dyads sampled across a variety of organizations. Higher quality feedback environments were associated with lower perceptions of organizational politics, and morale mediated the relationships between organizational politics and various aspects of work performance. These findings suggest that when employees have greater access to information regarding behaviors that are acceptable and desired at work, perceptions of politics are reduced and work outcomes are enhanced.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.91.1.211