NEXUS BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL

POLITICS AND EMPLOYEES’ PERFORMANCE

IN MULTICHOICE NIGERIA LIMITED, LAGOS,
NIGERIA

BY
ADEBAYO, SEKINAT TEMITOPE
HND/21/BAM/FT/826

BEING A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED TO THE

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND
MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES,
KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC, ILORIN.

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

AWARD OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC ILORIN

JUNE, 2022
 CERTIFICATION

This project work has been read and approved as meeting part of the
requirement of the Department of Business Administration and
Management, Institute of Finance and Management Studies, Kwara State
Polytechnic, Ilorin for the award of Higher National Diploma (HND) in
Business Administration and management

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MR. SAKA K.A DATE
(Project Supervisor)

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MR. JIMOH S.M DATE
(Project Coordinator)

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MR. ABDULSALAM A.F DATE
(Head of Department)

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EXTERNAL EXAMINER DATE

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 DEDICATION
This project is dedicated to Almighty GOD, the giver of knowledge
(who gives to whom he likes). He alone we worship and praise.
I also dedicated to my Mum Mrs. ROMOKE ADEBAYO

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to extend my sincere and heartfelt thanks towards all

those who have helped me in making this project. Without their active
guidance, help, cooperation and encouragement, I would not have been able
to present the project on time.

I extend my sincere gratitude to my project supervisor Mr. Saka

K.A..for his moral support and guidance during the tenure of my project by
providing all necessary information for developing a good system.

I also acknowledge with deep sense of reverence, my gratitude

towards my parent Mr. and Mrs. Adebayo for their support both morally,
financially and their advice towards the completion of this success. I pray
God bless you abundantly.

I would also love to appreciate my family and friends for their love,
kindness, understanding and their continuous support; Aneezah, Noble,
Hannah, Stella, Tonia, Sarah and Olayiwola God bless you all abundantly

At last but not the least, am very grateful and thankful to God
almighty for showering his blessings upon me

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of content v-vii
Abstract ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study 1-2
1.2 Statement of the Problem 3
1.3 Research Questions 4
1.4 Objectives of the Study 5
1.5 Research Hypotheses 5
1.6 Significance of the Study 5
1.7 Scope of the Study 6
1.8 Operational Definitions of Terms 7-8
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction 9
2.1 Conceptual Review 9
2.1.1 The Concept of Politics in the Workplace 9
2.1.2 Concept of Organizational Politics 10-11
2.1.3 Factors Responsible for Workplace Politics 12-13

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2.1.4 Benefits of Organizational Politics 14-16
2.1.5 Problems of Organizational Politics 17-20
2.1.7 Factors That Lead to Politics in the Organization 21-22
2.1.8 Coping With Organizational Politics 23
2.1.9 Concept of Employee Performance 24
2.1.10 Impact of Organizational Politics on Employee Performance 25
2.2 Theoretical Frameworks 26
2.2.1 Introduction 26
2.2.2 The Just World Theory 27
2.2.3 The Weed, The Rock, The High Ground and The Wood Theory 28-30
2.3 Empirical Review 31-32
2.4 Research Gap 33-34
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction 35
3.2 Research Design 35
3.3 Population of the study 35
3.4 Sampling Technique and sampling size 36
3.5 Method of Data Collection 37
3.6 Validity and Reliability of Data 37-38
3.7 Sources of Data Collection 39
3.8 Method of Data Analysis 39-40

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CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Introduction 41
4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Demographic Analysis 41
4.3 Analysis of Research Questions 42-45
4.4 Analysis of the Research Hypotheses 46-56
4.5 Discussion of Findings 57-60

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0 Preamble 61
5.1 Summary of Findings 61
5.2 Conclusion 62
5.3 Recommendation 63-64

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 ABSTRACT

The existence of organizational politics and the way it is handled in an organization is

very important to the success of every organization. Organizational politics plays a great
role in how employees relate to each other at their workplace. When employees in an
organization convert their powers into action politics comes into existence. Those with
good political skills have the ability to use their bases of power vigorously. Politics
concerns to the ways people gain and use power. Thus, organizational politics means the
use of energy, strength and influence in organizations. Many researches have been
conducted in various sectors to demonstrate the impact of Organizational Politics (OP).
The aim of this study was to examine the nexus between organizational politics and
employee’s performance in Multichoice Nigeria Limited, Lagos. The study adopted a
descriptive survey research design. Target population comprised of the three hundred
and nineteen (319) staff of Multichoice Nigeria Ltd across the selected branches in
Lagos. Sample size was determined at 175 using Krejcie and Morgan sampling technique
and the sampled respondents were selected using the simple random sampling technique.
Data was collected through a well-structured questionnaire. The result of analysis
showed a positive relationship between bureaucratic political system and employee’s
performance (r =0.173 and 0.730; P<0.05). Also, autocratic political system have a
positive relationship with employee performance (r=0.614 and 0.247; P<0.05) and
lastly, democratic political system have a significant relationship with employee
performance (r =0.201 and 0.640; P<0.05). As a result, the study concluded that the
study hereby concluded that there is a strong relationship between organizational
politics and employee’s performance in the Multichoice Nigeria Ltd. in Ikeja. In
furtherance, it was sufficed that workers need to ensure high performance at work is
feasible through effective organizational political system to guarantee job performance
and therefore also bring about higher productivity

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