대상별 조직정치지각과 조직시민행동의 관계에서 침묵행동의 매개효과

Mediating Effects of Silence Behaviors between Perceived Organizational Politics and Organization Citizenship Behaviors toward Superiors and Coworkers

This study was conducted to achieve comprehensively three objectives. First, the linear relationship between target perceived organizational politics (superiors and coworkers) and OCB (superiors, coworkers) was tested. Second, causal relationships between target organizational politics and silence were investigated. Third, the mediating effects of silence between organizational politics (superiors and coworkers) and OCB (superiors and coworkers) were demonstrated respectively. Data was collected from 375 individuals who reside in Jeju and work for public/private companies as well as local government offices. Based on the analysis, we identified a discrepancy which exists between organizational politics by superiors and organizational politics by coworkers. More specifically, organizational politics by superiors was identified to reduce OCB-S, but there is no linear relationship between organizational politics by coworkers and OCB-C. Also, both organizational politics were associated with respectively. Mediating effects of silent behaviors in relationship between Organizational Politics (superiors, coworkers) and OCB (superiors, coworkers) was partly significant in the case of the superior s mechanism variable. Findings are as follows. First, the results indicated which organizational politics by superiors and coworkers had differential effects, thus, providing meaningful implications for future studies on organizational politics. Second, the findings about negative impacts of organizational politics on silent behaviors further expand the research area of organizational politics and silent behaviors. In practice, to improve productive behavior, on which reduce organizational politics, are required.