The Influence of Perception of Organizational Politics on Employee Job Involvement and Turnover Intentions: Empirical Evidence from Ghanaian Organizations

Abstract

Organizational politics is an integral part of organizational life, and a politically charged organization is discouraging to work in. In view of this, the study investigated the influence of perception of organizational politics on employee’s work-related outcomes like job involvement and turnover intentions using banks, telecommunication and insurance companies in the Ghanaian business industry. Data were collected from 138 participants of eight (8) service-oriented Ghanaian organizations. Bivariate analysis showed that, perceptions of organizational politics was positively and significantly related to job involvement (r=.376, p<0.05) However, no significant relationship was found between perception of organizational politics and turnover intentions (r=.096, p<0.05). The implications and limitations of these findings are discussed.

Keywords: perception of organizational politics, job involvement, turnover intentions, Ghanaian organizations