TITLE:
Examining the Impact of Leader-Member Exchange on Perceptions of Organizational Justice: The Mediating Role of Perceptions of Organizational Politics
AUTHORS:
Arun Aggarwal, Jatin Goyal, Kamrunnisha Nobi
KEYWORDS:
Leader-Member Exchange, Perceptions of Organizational Politics, Perceptions of Organizational Justice
JOURNAL NAME:
Theoretical Economics Letters,
Vol.8 No.11,
August
15,
2018
ABSTRACT: The present study examines the
mediating role of perceptions of organizational politics on the relationship
between leader-member exchange and perceptions of organizational justice. With
the help of multi-stage random sampling technique, data was collected from 493
faculty members who were working in public sector universities of Punjab.
Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was applied to test the proposed
hypothesized relationships. Results of the structural equation modeling
analysis demonstrated that employees who are part of in-group have higher
levels of perceptions of organizational politics but lower levels of
perceptions of organizational justice. Furthermore, employee who perceives high
degree of organizational politics has shown lower levels of perceptions of organizational
justice. Results of the study postulated that for more positive perceptions of organizational justice among the employees a leader should develop a
high quality relationship with more employees by limiting the usage of more
political behavior within the organization. This study is
one of its type in Indian context as we find no
empirical evidence which examines the effect of quality of leader-member
exchange relationship on the perceptions of organizational justice which is
being mediated through the perceptions of organizational politics of faculty
members.