Document Type : Original Research
Author
SZABIST, Islamabad Campus, Pakistan
Abstract
This study examined the influence of perception of organizational politics on negligent behavior of employees in banking sector. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between perception of organizational politics and negligent behavior and investigate interaction effect of transformational leadership. A questionnaire was designed to collect data from two hundred subjects who were employees of a large commercial bank posted in twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad.it was concluded that there is significant relationship between perception of organizational politics and negligent behavior of employees. Transformational leadership has been observed as moderating the association of perception of organizational politics and neglect. Based on the data analysis, it is recommended that employees should strive to understand and tackle strategically political activities in their organizations to improvise their satisfaction and avoid conflict.
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