Relationship bewteen organizational politics, job satisfaction and organizational commitment in UiTM Sarawak

Abstract

The study aimed to promote understanding of employees' reactions to organizational politics. The relationship between perception of organizational politics, job satisfaction and organizational commitment was examined among 60 staff (both academic and non-academic) in UiTM Sarawak. Three standard instruments: Perception of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS) by Kacmar and Carlson (1994); Job satisfaction by Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) by Paul E. Spector (1994) and Organization Commitment Scale by Meyer and Allen (1991). Results of the instrument's Cronbach Alpha measurement show that the score of reliability is above. 80 which indicates an acceptable level. Perception of organizational politics was found to have a negative relationship with job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The findings of this study may help top management to design organizational strategies to curb organizational politics and reduce its negative effect on job attitudes. This study provides insights on the influence of organizational politics on work attitudes such job satisfaction and organizational commitment which are important variables affecting employee's job attitude in organizations.