Analysis of the perception of organizational politics by employees of Obafemi Awolowo university, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

The study examined the nature of perception of organizational politics by workers in a Nigerian university. Three hundred and seventy two (academic and non-academic) staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife filled Perception of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS). Data were analysed to show the most commonly perceived organisational politics and the relationships among these dimensions of perceived organisational politics. The results identified seven dimensions of perception of organizational politics which were: General Political Behaviour (GPB), Go Along to get Ahead (GAA), Pay and Promotion Policies(PPP), General Political Behaviour and Go Along to get Ahead (GPB and GAA) General Political Behaviour and Pay and Promotion Policies (GPB and PPP) and all three (GPB, GAA and PPP). The results revealed that Go Along to Get Ahead (35.5%) was perceived most by workers of Obafemi Awolowo University. Furthermore, the study showed that nonacademic staff significantly perceived organizational politics more than the academic staff.