| Abstract: | Organizational politics is typically described as behavior that prioritizes an individual's self-
interest at the expense of others and the organization's objectives. This topic is particularly
under-researched in the developing world, especially within banking sector office. Moreover,
organizational politics has often been studied separately from state politics, despite their
interconnected origins. This separation, largely driven by Western scholars, may stem from the
prevailing belief in the division between state and politics and the shift of resource control from
the public to the private sector. This study aims to examine the impact of four dimensions of
perceived organizational politics General Political Behavior, Go Along to Get Ahead and Pay
and Promotion on employee performance in Bank of Abyssinia head office located in Addis
Ababa. Perceived organizational politics (POPs) were assessed using a tailored standard
questionnaire that included additional items under the reward practice variable. In order to
conduct the research, a descriptive and explanatory research design (mixed design) with a
Quantitative approach was employed. Data were collected from a randomly selected sample of
298 employees and analyzed with both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicate
that General Political Behavior, Go Along to Get Ahead, and pay and promotion policy are
negatively associated with and significantly undermine employee performance. This study tests
the theories in a new context and contributes to the existing body of knowledge, while also
suggesting areas for future research |
