Abstract
This quantitative study aims to examine the relation between organizational politics and job stress among
the faculty members serving in different public sector universities of the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan. Changes in working environments contribute to job stress. Stresses can be deterred by primary
preventance, such as focused job design and growth in administration, secondary avoidance such as
learning, etc. Weaknesses are correlated with stress such as work material, work loft, working hours,
controls and career advancement, organizational role, interpersonal businesses and employing company
tradition. 146 participants were selected using proportionate sampling techniques and data were collected
using two different structured questionnaires, Job Anxiety-Stress (JAS) questionnaire consisted of 11
questions, Perceptions of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS) consisted of 12 questions. The hypotheses
were evaluated using the Regression and correlation analysis, the results show that a significant
correlation exists between organizational politics and job stress. The implications of this analysis are
discussed. In this study the implications for the organizational policies and job stress in the at university
sector were discussed with a view to improving standards.
Dr. RANI GUL, Dr. SADIA SULEMAN KHAN, SHABANA AKHTAR. (2020) Organizational Politics as Antecedent of Stress in Public Sector Universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, International Review of Management and Business Research, Volume 9, Issue 2.
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