The moderating role of political skill in the effect of perceived organizational politics on job alienation and careerism

In this study, the relationships between perceived organizational politics, political skill, job alienation, and careerism were examined. The aim of the resarch is to determine the impact of perceived organizational politics on job alienation and careerism and to identify the moderating role of political skill in this relationship. The study was conducted on 260 white-collar employees working in private and public banks Malatya. Data were collected through a survey method and analyzed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 26.0 software. The findings of the study indicate that perceived organizational politics has a significant, moderate and positive effect on careerism and a significant, strong and positive effect job alienation. A significant, strong and positive relationship was also found between job alienation and careerism. It was determined that political skill plays a moderating role in the relationship between perceived organizational politics and job alienation. However, political skill was not found to have a moderating effect on the relationship between perceived organizational politics and careerism. Keywords: Perceived Organizational Politics, Political Skill, Job Alienation, Careerism