Influence of Organizational Politics on Job Satisfaction in Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya

Abstract

This study looks at the influence of organizational politics on job satisfaction in Kenya Ports Authority by determining organizational politics factors influencing job satisfaction in Kenya Ports Authority. For the phenomenon to be fully understood by the researcher, the theories found relevant to this study included Herzberg’s two factor theory, Job Characteristics Theory and Organizational Justice Theory. Primary data from the questionnaire was computed using regression analysis.Similarly, the influence of organizational politics was evaluated using regression analysis in Kenya Ports Authority. Compensation, Job characteristics, co-workers, supervisor support and work environment sub-variables were applied to determine job satisfaction. The results demonstrated that General Political Behavior significantly influences job satisfaction in Kenya Ports Authority as demonstrated by p-value 0.005.In addition the results indicated that go along get ahead significantly influences job satisfaction in Kenya Ports Authority as illustrated by p-value 0.006. Similarly, the outcome indicated that there is a positive influence of pay and promotion on job satisfaction in Kenya Ports Authority as illustrated by p-value 0.000.The study concluded that General Political Behavior, Go Along Get Ahead and Pay and Promotion significantly influences job satisfaction in Kenya Ports Authority. This study therefore recommends to the KPA management to check the level of influence of organizational politics on job satisfaction as this will lead to improved performance. It will also be a point of reference for further studies.