Mediation effect of trust on the relationship between perception of organization politics and commitment

Abstract

This paper is the extension study of the relationship between perception of organiza-
tion politics (POP), and commitment. This study investigates how trust explained the
relation between these relationships. Mediation effect of trust was used to explain
how this perception was related to commitment. Moderation effect was used for
further explanation on investigation the complexities of these relationships.
The result showed that the model was adequacy fit. PoP has negative correlation
with commitment. Trust has fully mediated the relationship between PoP and com-
mitment. In order to the moderation, the result showed that employee who has higher
of trust was seen stronger POP-Commitment relationship than those who has lower
ones.
Implication of the findings for organizations and suggestions for future research
are discussed.
Keywords: perception of organizational politics, perception of equity, trust, Com-
mitment