Last modified: 2022-08-25
Abstract
The research was to ascertain the relationship between organizational politics and organizational citizenship behavior and whether a significant difference exists in organizational citizenship behavior when age, sex, and educational levels are considered. It also examines the moderated effect of personal profiles on the influence of organizational politics on organizational citizenship behavior. The study adopted the descriptive correlational research design and the random sampling technique to draw three hundred and thirty-four respondents from private tertiary institutions in Ghana. The findings showed a significant relationship between organizational politics and the citizenship behavior of employees. There is a significant difference in organizational citizenship behavior regarding the faculty and staff sex, educational level, and age. Although younger faculty and staff showed more involvement in corporate politics affecting volunteerism, gender and academic status did not enhance the influence of organizational politics on employee volunteerism. The research recommends that administrators should demonstrate positive organizational politics by using their positions to achieve institutional goals. This will change the perception of organizational politics, which will increase the utilization of influence in the interest of the institutions. Additionally, human resource managers should enrich and enlarge younger employees' jobs to engage in voluntary work behaviors to acquire experience and assume future responsibilities.
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