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Keikha A, Shahbakhsh Ghalami I. The Role of Administrative Trading in Job Destructive Reflections: with the Mediating Role of Employees’ Political Behavior. JMDP 2020; 33 (3) :31-47
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1- University of Sistan and Baluchestan , aeme.keikha@entp.usb.ac.ir
2- M.A. in Public Administration, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch
2- M.A. in Public Administration, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan Branch
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Job destructive reflections impose heavy costs on organizations and employees. Considering these negative consequences and their effects on employee performance and organizations’ productivity, the purpose of this study is to investigate the role of administrative trading in the destructive reflections of job with the mediating role of political behavior among Zahedan Municipality employees. Data were collected from 300 employees and structural equations modeling approach was applied for data analysis. Results show that administrative trading, consisting of indexes such as acquiring higher status, work processes and financial resources have positive and significant impact on job destructive reflections, consisting of such indexes as job disinterest, job stress and organizational cynicism. Moreover, political behavior consisting of social awareness, interpersonal influence, network capability and honesty has positive and significant impact on job destructive reflections, and in the relation between administrative trading and job destructive reflections, it has negative mediating effect.
Keywords: Administrative Trading, Job-destructive Reflections, Political Behavior, Zahedan Municipality, Structural Equation Modeling.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Public Administration
Received: Mar 09 2020 | Accepted: Aug 19 2020 | ePublished: Mar 01 2021
Received: Mar 09 2020 | Accepted: Aug 19 2020 | ePublished: Mar 01 2021
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