Journal of Management Research
Volume 2, Number 3 (July- September 2002)
ISSN: 0972-5814 Online ISSN: 0974-455X
Dispositions and Organizational Politics Perceptions - The Influence of Positive and Negative Affectivity
Matthew Valle, L A Witt Wayne and A Hochwarter
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between dispositional affectivity (positive and negative affectivity) and organizational politics perceptions. Regression analyses on data from 501 full-time employees of a customer service organization in the eastern United States revealed that measures of trait NA were positively related to perceptions of politics, and measures of trait PA negatively related to perceptions of politics. In addition, we found that perceptions of politics were lower for those individuals who were both low in NA and high in PA. Implications for understanding the dispositional nature of organizational politics perceptions are discussed.
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