The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics

A vast majority of research characterizes organizational politics as an aversive phenomenon and thus recommends exploring the factors that minimize its intensity. This study primarily endeavored to examine the role of high performance work practices (HPWPs) in controlling organizational politics. Th...

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Main Authors: Adnan Riaz, Saima Batool, Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Getulio Vargas 2019-04-01
Series:RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rae/v59n2/0034-7590-rae-59-02-0082.pdf
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spelling doaj-1287841f5322442fbf6ddb0235e4994c2020-11-25T00:48:17ZengFundação Getulio VargasRAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas 0034-75902178-938X2019-04-015928294The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politicsAdnan Riaz0Saima Batool1Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad2 Allama Iqbal Open University, Department of Business Administration, Islamabad, PakistanArmy Public College of Management and Sciences, Islamabad, PakistanUniversiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, MalaysiaA vast majority of research characterizes organizational politics as an aversive phenomenon and thus recommends exploring the factors that minimize its intensity. This study primarily endeavored to examine the role of high performance work practices (HPWPs) in controlling organizational politics. The moderating influence of Machiavellian personalities on HPWPs- politics was also evaluated. Through a questionnaire survey, 243 responses were obtained from engineers working in a local industrial area of capital city of Pakistan. The results showed an inverse relationship between HPWPs and perceived organizational politics (POP), and the moderating role of Machiavellianism was substantiated. Practical implications are presented based on the study results.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rae/v59n2/0034-7590-rae-59-02-0082.pdfmoral convictionprosocial rule-breakinghealthcare professionalsethical dilemma243 responses were obtained from engineers working in a local industrial area of capital city of Pakistan. The results showed an inverse relationship between HPWPs and perceived organizational politics (POP)High performance work practicesMachiavellianperceived organizational politicsengineering sectortime-lagged study
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author Adnan Riaz
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Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad
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Saima Batool
Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad
The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics
RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas
moral conviction
prosocial rule-breaking
healthcare professionals
ethical dilemma
243 responses were obtained from engineers working in a local industrial area of capital city of Pakistan. The results showed an inverse relationship between HPWPs and perceived organizational politics (POP)
High performance work practices
Machiavellian
perceived organizational politics
engineering sector
time-lagged study
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Saima Batool
Mohd Shamsuri Md Saad
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title The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics
title_short The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics
title_full The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics
title_fullStr The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics
title_full_unstemmed The missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics
title_sort missing link between high performance work practices and perceived organizational politics
publisher Fundação Getulio Vargas
series RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas
issn 0034-7590
2178-938X
publishDate 2019-04-01
description A vast majority of research characterizes organizational politics as an aversive phenomenon and thus recommends exploring the factors that minimize its intensity. This study primarily endeavored to examine the role of high performance work practices (HPWPs) in controlling organizational politics. The moderating influence of Machiavellian personalities on HPWPs- politics was also evaluated. Through a questionnaire survey, 243 responses were obtained from engineers working in a local industrial area of capital city of Pakistan. The results showed an inverse relationship between HPWPs and perceived organizational politics (POP), and the moderating role of Machiavellianism was substantiated. Practical implications are presented based on the study results.
topic moral conviction
prosocial rule-breaking
healthcare professionals
ethical dilemma
243 responses were obtained from engineers working in a local industrial area of capital city of Pakistan. The results showed an inverse relationship between HPWPs and perceived organizational politics (POP)
High performance work practices
Machiavellian
perceived organizational politics
engineering sector
time-lagged study
url http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rae/v59n2/0034-7590-rae-59-02-0082.pdf
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