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The Role of Psychological Climate in Neutralizing the Effects of Organizational Politics on Work Outcomes
Author(s) -
Kiewitz Christian,
Hochwarter Wayne A.,
Ferris Gerald R.,
Castro Stephanie L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb01431.x
Subject(s) - psychology , conceptualization , social psychology , confirmatory factor analysis , clarity , politics , organizational commitment , perception , organisation climate , construct (python library) , applied psychology , structural equation modeling , political science , biochemistry , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , law , programming language
The present study examined the moderating impact of psychological climate on the relationship between perceived organizational politics and both commitment and turnover intent. Data were gathered from 131 restaurant employees who completed surveys at work. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a 6‐factor conceptualization (supportive management, role clarity, contribution, recognition, self‐expression, and challenge) provided the most adequate model representation of the psychological climate construct. Results indicate that politics perceptions interacted with each climate factor (with the exception of challenge) in predicting commitment. Conversely, politics perceptions interacted only with supportive management and self‐expression to predict turnover intent. Implications for theoretical development and empirical research in this domain are provided.