ISSN 2736-1721
Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 4 (2), pp. 001-007, February, 2010. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The impact of perceptions of organizational politics on workplace friendship
Wen-Wei Yen1*, Shih-Chin Chen2 and Shih-I Yen3
1Department of Business Innovation and Development, MingDao University, 369, Wen-Hua Road, Peetow, Chang-Hua, Taiwan.
2Department of International Business, St. John’s University, 499, Sec. 4, Tam King Road Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan.
3Graduate Institute of International Business Administration, Chinese Culture University, 55, Hwa-Kang Road, Yang-Ming-Shan, Taipei, Taiwan.
Accepted 31 August, 2009
Abstract
While the correlations between perceptions of organizational politics (POPs) and workplace friendship are still unclear according to the literature, this study elaborated the POPs-workplace friendship correlations and investigated the effect of organizational level on POPs and workplace friendship with organizational level as an interfering variable. Results of the survey conducted on 225 valid samples support the hypothesis of this study, that is the stronger the POPs, the better the workplace friendship; though the assumed moderating effect of organizational level is insignificant. These results contribute to the related literature, management practice and further studies.
Key words: Perceptions of organizational politics (POPs), workplace friendship, organizational level, social exchange theory.