Influence of perceived organizational politics on employee’s commitment among selected civil servants in Lagos State

Abstract

This study set out to examine the influence of perceived organizational politics on employee’s commitment among selected civil servants in Lagos state. A cross sectional survey research design was used and Two hundred and eighty (280) participants were selected for the study through convenient sampling. Data were collected from the participant using a battery of psychological test consisting of Perceived Organizational Politics Scale and Employee Commitment Scale. Simple regression analysis and Independent T-test were used together to test the five hypothesis. The results revealed that (a) perceived organizational politics accounted for 6% variance in employee’s commitment (b) perceived organizational politics accounted for 23% variance in employee’s affective commitment (c) perceived organizational politics accounted for 0.4% variance in employee’s normative commitment (d) perceived organizational politics accounted for 1.3% variance in employee’s continuance commitment (e) there were no significant differences in employee commitment levels between male and female employees. Discussion and recommendation were made in line with the research findings.