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The relationship of organizational politics and support to work behaviors, attitudes, and stress
Author(s) -
CROPANZANO RUSSELL,
HOWES JOHN C.,
GRANDEY ALICIA A.,
TOTH PAUL
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199703)18:2<159::aid-job795>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - politics , psychology , social psychology , organizational commitment , job satisfaction , burnout , perceived organizational support , work (physics) , occupational stress , social support , political science , clinical psychology , law , mechanical engineering , engineering
The purpose of this paper is to report two studies that investigated the consequences of organizational politics and organizational support on two separate samples of employees. Study 1 surveys 69 full‐time employees, while Study 2's sample includes 185 part‐time workers. Four major findings were observed. First, the present studies replicated prior findings concerning the relationships of politics and support to such variables as withdrawal behaviors, turnover intentions, job satisfaction and organizational commitment. In general, politics is related to negative work outcomes while support is related to positive ones. Consistent results were obtained within both the full‐ and part‐time samples. Second, we elaborated upon previous work concerning the relationship of politics and support to job involvement. Third, we found in both samples that politics and support did predict above and beyond each other, suggesting that they should be viewed as separate constructs rather than opposite ends of a single continuum. Lastly, Study 2 extended the research on politics and support by analyzing their relationships to four work stress variables: job tension, somatic tension, general fatigue, and burnout. Each of these four variables was predicted by both politics and support. © 1997 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.