IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS PRACTICES ON EMPLOYEES TURNOVER INTENTION: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS FROM BANKING SECTOR AT KARACHI

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims at finding out the impact of organizational politics and its three antecedents’ (favoritism, unfair rewards and promotion and unfair management decisions) on employee turnover intention in banking sector, Karachi. Favoritism, unfair rewards and promotion and unfair management decisions are factors of organizational politics that leads to employee turnover intention. Efforts were made to find out the importance of three antecedents which influence employees towards organizational politics and turnover intention. Methodology: The research, being explanatory in nature, ensures quantitative data collected through a questionnaire. Data was collected from a sample of 261 employees (male and female) belonging to different departments of Karachi banks. To investigate and analyze data, regression and correlation tests were applied. Findings: The results of this research have indicated significant impact of three antecedents of organizational politics at banking industry. Favoritism, unfair rewards and promotion and unfair management decision have strong negative influence on employee turnover intention. Implications: This study is considered quite beneficial for the banking industry in examining the influence of organizational politics on employee turnover intention. Different sectors other than banking industry may also benefit from the results of this study. The academic community may also ! benefit from the results ofthis research.