The Effect of Perceived Organizational Politics on Work Outcomes A Comparative and Moderating Analysis Across Generations X and Y

2026-06-15T08:57:10+00:00

This study investigates how perceived organizational politics (POP) is associated with four work outcomes—job stress, job satisfaction, cyberloafing, and self-efficacy—among Generation X and Generation Y employees. It also examines whether the two generational cohorts differ in the study variables and whether generation conditions the relationships between POP and work outcomes. Using a quantitative, cross-sectional, correlational, and comparative design, data were collected from 312 white-collar employees working in manufacturing firms in Istanbul and Kocaeli, Türkiye. The sample included 123 Generation X and 189 Generation Y employees. The data were analyzed through reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, simple regression analysis, independent samples t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and interaction-based moderation analysis. The findings show that POP positively predicts job stress and cyberloafing, whereas it negatively predicts job satisfaction and self-efficacy. Generation-based comparisons indicate that Generation Y employees report higher levels of job satisfaction and cyberloafing than Generation X employees; however, no significant differences emerge for POP, job stress, or self-efficacy. Moderation analyses reveal that generation does not significantly moderate the relationships between POP and job stress, job satisfaction, or cyberloafing. The only significant interaction is observed for self-efficacy, indicating that the negative association between POP and self-efficacy is stronger among Generation Y employees. By examining attitudinal, behavioral, and psychological outcomes in a single framework, the study contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how politically perceived organizational environments are related to employee responses across generational cohorts.

Strategic Management: Theoretical Evolution, Core Frameworks, And Contemporary Frontiers

2026-06-17T11:33:52+00:00

Strategic management research has evolved through multiple theoretical perspectives that offer complementary explanations of how firms create, capture, and renew competitive advantage. This study provides an integrative thematic review of the field’s intellectual development, focusing on the transition from the design and positioning schools to the resource-based view, dynamic capabilities, and contemporary approaches centred on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, platform ecosystems, and sustainability. The review draws on searches conducted in Scopus and Web of Science covering peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters published between 1959 and mid-2026. Approximately 340 records were screened, of which 26 theoretically central and directly relevant sources were retained for thematic synthesis. The findings indicate that industry positioning, firm-specific resources, and dynamic capabilities should not be treated as competing explanations of superior performance. Rather, they form an interconnected system in which firms identify attractive competitive positions, deploy valuable and difficult-to-imitate resources, and continuously reconfigure those resources as environmental conditions change. Building on this synthesis, the study identifies three increasingly prominent frontiers AI-enabled strategic decision-making, ecosystem-based digital competition, and ESG-oriented strategy and explains how they extend established theories of competitive advantage. The review contributes by presenting an integrative framework that links external positioning, internal resource orchestration, and strategic renewal, while outlining research questions concerning AI governance, ecosystem dependence, digital capability development, and the conditions under which sustainability capabilities generate durable advantage.

Journal of International Management Research and Applications

The Effect of Perceived Organizational Politics on Work Outcomes A Comparative and Moderating Analysis Across Generations X and Y

Strategic Management: Theoretical Evolution, Core Frameworks, And Contemporary Frontiers