Abstract Political behavior in organization is undeniable, while studies of organizational politics lasting for recent decades had accumulated abundant understanding in this area. However, there are still many arguments against this complex subject needed further research. The purpose of the research is 1) to test and verify the input model of Organizational Politics Perception Model¡C 2) to test the effectiveness and reliability and solve the controversy of dimensions of POPS ¡C 3) to further refine the input model by type analysis and try to explain the cause of Organizational Politics Perceptions¡C For research procedure and sample: Participants were 973 and drawn from Hospital¡Bprivate and public service firms¡Btraditional manufacturing and high-technical firms¡CThe research method is descriptive statistics analysis¡B reliability analysis¡Bfactor analysis¡Bregression analysis¡Bone-way ANOVA and cluster analysis¡C

Political behavior does exist in organizations. Perceptions of organizational politics affect decision-making of many issues in human resource departments from promotions to salaries. When members of organizations realize that political behavior will affect their promotions and salaries, thereby not fulfilling their expectations; the resulting perception may potentially bring an adverse effect on their work ethic. In recent years, many studies have taken place on the perceptions of organizational politics and its negative effects, the studies not only took objective environmental factors into consideration but also examined the subjective personal factors. Thus, the purpose of this study is to measure the effects of the organization¡¦s member¡¦s awareness of the existence of political behavior on work stress, and to examine if intervening variables, such as, ¡§Type A personality¡¨, ¡§locus of control¡¨, ¡§understanding¡¨, and ¡§control¡¨, would modulate the adverse effects of their perceptions of organizational politics on work stress. Four national financial institutions were the recipients of this study, from whom 280 valid copies were received. The use of methodology includes factor analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, regression analysis, and hierarchical regression analysis. The survey indicated that a) the perceptions of organizational politics have adverse effects on work stress, b) Type A personality, locus of control, and control, have remarkable modulating effects on the relationship between the perceptions of organizational politics and work stress in terms of under-utilization of skill, c) locus of control has significant modulating effects on the relationship between the perceptions of organizational politics and work stress in terms of work overload.

This investigation uses the model proposed by Ferris et al.(1989)to study the relationships among the perceptions of organizational politics, organizational influences, work environment influences, personal influences, & study the relationships among the perceptions of organizational politics, job satisfaction , job stress, organizational commitment ,work performance , job involvement, organization citizenship behavior ,turnover intention. Understanding & perceived of control as moderators to influence perceptions of organizational politics & outcome variables were examined. The sample consisted of 2559 employee selected from 36 organizations of 9 industries in Taiwan. The data were analyzed by applying statistical methods, including factor analysis, reliability, correlation, regression & multiple linear regression. The major findings of this study are as fallow: Perceptions of organizational politics were found have a negative relationship with organizational influences, & positive relationship with Machiavellians & hierarchical level of personal influences as well. Perceptions of organizational politics were found have a positive relationship with job stress. Understanding & perceived of control as moderators of the relationships between perceptions of organizational politics & employee¡¦s work performance, organization citizenship. Perceived of control as a moderator of the relationships between perceptions of organizational politics & job satisfaction, job stress, organizational commitment, and work performance, organization citizenship behavior.

This investigation uses the model proposed by Ferris et al.¡]1989¡^, the sample consisted of 802 employees selected from a big organizations in Taiwan. The data were analyzed by applying statistical methods, including factor analysis, reliability, correlation and multiple linear regressions. The process of study was divided into two stages and carry on real example analysis and accordance with the analysis result to offer management suggestions. In the first stage, studying the relationships among the perceptions of organizational politics , employee¡¦s personal influences¡Morganizational influences¡Mjob/work environment influences in T company. In the second stage, studying the relationships among the perceptions of organizational politics and organizational citizenship within T Company. The results of this study in summary are: 1. Personal factor has effects on POPs with respect to all its three dimensions. 2. Organizational factor has effects on POPs with respect to all its three dimensions. 3. POPs has effects on Organizational Citizenship Behavior with respect to all its three dimensions.

Abstract This study examined the Perceptions of Politics Model ¡]Ferris, Russ and Fandt, 1989¡^to investigate whether understanding and perceived control might alleviate the negative influence of perceptions of organizational politics. The Model was tested on data collected from 482 employees of a food organization indicated that employees¡¦ Perception of organizational politics related negatively to job involvement, job satisfaction and organizational commitment, also related positively to job stress. By using multiple regression analysis on the data revealed that perceptions of organizational politics are to address negative impact of job involvement, job satisfaction and organizational commitment, in addition, perceptions of organizational politics are more strongly impacted to job stress. Understanding and Perceived Control as moderators of the relationships between perceptions of organizational politics and several outcome variables were examined. Results of hierarchical moderated regression analysis indicated that understanding and Perceived Control were significant predictors. Understanding moderated the outcome relationship between politics and organizational commitment, meanwhile, Perceived Control only moderated the outcome relationship between politics and job involvement.

The Perceptions of Politics Scale (POPS) that the researchers use to measure organizational politics vary greatly among different scholars of different countries. Even the inventors, (Kacmer & Ferris) themselves were inconsistent in using the measurement scales. Therefore, the motive and purpose of this study were to construct generalizability, confirmation, validity scale, the predictive relations between the perceptions of organizational politics and job stress, effect of the cross-sample and cross-circumstance so as to apply the model to other sampling population, hoping to faithfully reflecting the variables observed in them. This study used the scale of 26 items collected by Dr. Ho Chin-ming et al. using the statistics of 2002 and 2003 measured among 36 organizations of 9 industries in Taiwan. A total of 6,143 questionnaires (return rate of 63.44%) were used. Up to 82.9% of the valid questionnaires were adopted in the final analysis. The data were analyzed by applying statistical methods, including item analysis, reliability (Cronbach¡¦s £\), consistency corrected item-total correlation, alpha if item deleted and exploratory factor analysis for data-reduction. The structural model for POPS was empirically derived and developed. Model development strategy was used to choose the best from four measurement models, all 25 items mapping to one factor (perceptions of organizational politics), five factors retained, three factors retained (19 items), four factor retained (17 items). All were competing models. One measurement model was job stress. First order of hybrid model and second order of hybrid model forecast relationship between the perceptions of organizational politics and job stress. The result of hybrid model factors produced the most parsimonious set of items of acceptable reliability as the best model chosen. Models needed to follow, model specification, parameter estimates ( factors were analyzed and mean values for each item across the factors were calculated ), model identification, t-rule and overall model-fit (e.g., absolute fit indexes: £q2, df, GFI, SRMR, RMSEA & ECVI; relative fit indexes: NFI, NNFI, CFI, IFI & RFI; parsimonious fit indexes: PNFI, PGFI, AIC, CN & Normed £q2) using the available LISREL indicators. The result of using discriminating validity measure ¡¨supervisor behavior¡¨ and ¡§coworker and clique behavior¡¨ indicates that they are different constructs. Criterion-related validity measure is also distinct form criterion. Discriminate validity measures three factor and four factor model which are unidimension. The chi-square difference test comparison of three and four factor model is significant. Indicators of AIC, ECVI, CAIC and double cross-validation indicate the first order hybrid model is the best model chosen by the study. Loose replication strategy and tight replication strategy of cross-validation indicate model effect of the cross-sample and cross-circumstance and extension to other sampling population.

In the process which organization creates value, because of blurred target, limited resources, environmental change, non-procedure decision making, members¡¦ personality, values, difference of perception, and selfish nature of mankind, individuals hunt for benefits and pile up resources to create more power and effect, and then political behavior of organization was born. But on the other side, some people think that political behavior is effective management. So when organization members have perception on political behavior, the behavior and attitude will make influence on organization. This research tries to compare and analyze the relationship and effect of perceptions of organizational politics on organizational commitment, job performance, and organizational citizenship behavior between public and private enterprises members. The research objects include government organization, armed forces, national business, teaching and administrative staff, service trade, manufacturing industry, finance business, science and technology business. The number of questionnaires we mailed to research objects was 1,459. The number of valid questionnaires was 1,187, including to the publicly-owned business (384) and the private enterprise (803). The results of research are as follows¡G (1) The political perceptions of public and private enterprises members and organizational commitment have significant negative correlation. The related degree in publicly-owned business is higher than private enterprise. The supervisor behavior (independent variable) influences political perceptions most. And the affective commitment (dependent variable) explains most. (2) The perceptions of organizational politics and job performance for publicly-owned business members have non-significant negative correlation. The perceptions of organizational politics and job performance for private enterprise members have significant negative correlation. The pay and promotion policies influence most. The contextual performance explains most. (3) The perceptions of organizational politics and organizational citizenship behavior for public and private enterprises members have significant negative correlation. The related degree in private enterprise is higher than publicly-owned business. The independent variable in publicly-owned business, go along to get ahead influences political perceptions most. The independent variable in private enterprise, pay and promotion policies influence political perceptions most. Both about the dependent variables can explain organizational public-profit behavior most.

Abstract¡GThis investigation uses the model proposed by Ferris et al.,¡]1989¡^to study the relationships among the perceptions of organizational politics , employee¡¦s personal influences¡Morganizational influences¡M job/work environment influences in domestic enterprises. The sample consisted of 430 employee selected from five service organizations in Taiwan. The data were analyzed by applying statistical methods, including factor analysis, reliability, correlation and multiple linear regression. The major findings of this study are as fallow: Perceptions of organizational politics were found have a negative relationship with age¡Mtenure¡Meducation¡Mhierarchical level¡Morganizational formalization¡Mskill variety¡Mjob autonomy¡Mjob feedback¡Mrelationship with supervisor¡Mrelationship with coworker and a positive relationship with organizational centralization. Those employee with high Machiavellians¡Mtype A personality or external locus might feel higher perceptions of organizational politics.

For managing an enterprise, the exterior must face the fast changes of markets, technologies, and customers and the interior must communicate and coordinate among superiors, colleagues, and subordinates. Under the allocation of limited resources, members in organization usually utilize their own power to acquire the extra-benefits for protecting their own or group¡¦s benefits. The frequency and strength of political behavior occurred in the organization depend on the factors such as organizational framework and environment to be varied. Among these factors, the employee mindset is a major problem ¡]Tushman¡A1977¡^. The study uses Perceptions of Organizational Politics Model developed by Ferris et al.¡]1989¡^as research frame to discuss the effects of perception of organizational politics on job satisfaction, job pressure, Job involvement, and turnover tendency of organizational employees: do Perceptions of Organizational Politics vary in different industries and if there is a difference in the degree of Perception of Organizational Politics of employee¡¦s behavior in different industries. In the study, Perceptions of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS) totals 26 items which adopt 15 items from POPS of Kacmar & Carlson (1992) plus 11 items out of 31 items of Kacmar & Ferris (1992). After factor analysis, the POPS is divided into four perspectives: ¡§superior behavior¡¨, ¡§go along to get ahead¡¨, ¡§promotion and difference between policy practice and execution ¡¨ and ¡§coworker and clique behavior¡¨. The objectives of the study are ¡§public and private hospital¡¨, ¡§private high technology industry¡¨, ¡§private traditional manufacturing industry¡¨, ¡§public service industry¡¨, ¡§government agency¡¨ and ¡§public and private school¡¨. A total of 1141 questionnaires were mailed to the firms of industries described above, among the returned, 935 questionnaires were effective. The data were analyzed by Correlation Analysis, Reliability Analysis, Factor analysis, ANOVA , and Regression Analysis. The results show as the followings: 1. ¡§Sex¡¨, ¡§Age¡¨, ¡§education level¡¨ and ¡§tenure¡¨ of individual variables have no significant difference in Perceptions of Organizational Politics. 2. The results of the whole sample analysis confirm that Perceptions of Organizational Politics in the elementary employees are higher than that in the superiors. 3. In the study of cross-organizational comparison, It is found that in different industries Perceptions of Organizational Politics indeed cause negative effects on job satisfaction and job involvement, which make employees produce job pressure and increase the intention to leave. 4. The degree of Perceptions of Organizational Politics in employees varies in different industries, among surveyed industries, the Perceptions of Organizational Politics in ¡§public and private hospital¡¨ are highest. 5. ¡§Superior behavior¡¨ is the most important reason to cause employees¡¦ job unsatisfaction, job pressure and turnover tendency in different industries. 6. The study shows that ¡§coworker and clique behavior¡¨ has no significant effect on employee¡¦s job satisfaction, job involvement and turn over tendency, however, it is the main source of employee¡¦s job pressure in ¡§private high technology industry ¡¨and ¡§government agency¡¨. 7. ¡§Salary, Promotion and difference between policy practice and execution ¡¨ is the major reason for employees in ¡§private traditional manufacturing industry¡¨ to decease the intention of job involvement. It means that employees in ¡§private traditional manufacturing industry¡¨ than that in other industries care salary, promotion and difference between policy practice and execution. 8. Employees in ¡§public service industry¡¨ and ¡§public and private school¡¨ have higher level of job satisfaction than other surveyed industries. 9. Employees in ¡§public and private hospital¡¨, ¡§private traditional manufacturing industry¡¨ and ¡§private high technology industry¡¨ have higher job pressure than other surveyed industries. 10. Employees in ¡§private high technology industry¡¨, ¡§public and private school¡¨ and ¡§public service industry¡¨ have higher intention of job involvement than other surveyed industries. 11. Employees in ¡§private traditional manufacturing industry¡¨ and ¡§public and private hospital¡¨ have higher turnover tendency than other industries. The results of the study confirm that Perceptions of Organizational Politics indeed cause negative effects on employee¡¦s job satisfaction and job involvement, bring employees job pressure, result in decrease of job morale, and further increase the intention to leave. At this time, it depends on managers how to develop their own creativity and carry out strategic integration to gather the organizational members together. So a high performance team can be built to increase the competitive ability of the enterprise.

Members¡¦ political behaviors in organizations often influence the decision of Human Resources on members¡¦ salary or promotion. After perceiving organizational politics that might alter their expected job reward and performances, in the short run, employees might react negatively and lead to behaviors such as reduction of job involvement, dissatisfaction, job anxiety, as well as absentness. In the long run, there will be increasing turnover. The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship among Perception of Organizational Politics (POPs), Turnover Intention and Job Satisfaction. Through empirical survey data analysis, the findings are as follows: 1.There is no relationship between gender and turnover intention. 2.Members¡¦ age is negatively correlated with their turnover intention. 3.The turnover intentions of college & university graduates are lower than those with less education. 4.Members who are single have a higher turnover intention, compared with those of married members. 5.Members with longer tenure have a lower turnover intention. 6.Managers¡¦ turnover intention is lower than those with non-manager positions. 7.Members with higher POPs also tends to have higher turnover intentions. 8.Members with higher POPs have lower job satisfaction. 9.Job Satisfaction serves as an intervening variable, partially mediates the relationship between members¡¦ POPs and their turnover intentions.