Organizational politics, perceived control, and work outcomes: Boundary conditions on the effects of politics

This investigation examined the moderating influences of perceived control (i.e., personal control and job self-efficacy) on relationships between per ceptions of organizational politics and organizational commitment, job sati sfaction, intention to turnover, and job stress. Although results failed to support predictions concerning the interaction of perceptions of organizat ional politics and personal control, some support was found for predictions concerning the interactive influence of perceptions of organizational poli tics and job self-efficacy on outcomes. Data from 189 hotel managers suppor ted the hypothesized interactive effects of perceptions of organizational p olitics and job self-efficacy for the outcomes of organizational commitment and job satisfaction. These results suggest that job self-efficacy exacerb ates the relationship between perceived politics and certain dysfunctional attitudes.