Organizational embeddedness and life satisfaction among star-rated hotel employees in Accra: The role of perceptions of organizational politics and job satisfaction

ABSTRACT

The current study employs the conservation of resources theory to examine the mediating effect of job satisfaction and the moderating effect of perceptions of organizational politics on the relationship between organizational embeddedness and life satisfaction. Data were conveniently collected from 274 frontline employees in 4- and 5-star hotels at two different times. Hypotheses were tested using PROCESS macro. Results demonstrated that perceptions of organizational politics moderated the organizational embeddedness‒life satisfaction relationship. Moreover, job satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between organizational embeddedness and life satisfaction. Theoretical and practical implications of thefindings are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Job satisfaction
• life satisfaction
• organizational embeddedness
• organizational politics

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Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo

Emmanuel Twumasi Ampofo is a lecturer in the Department of Human Resources and Organizational Development, School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. His research interests include Human Resource Management, Job embeddedness, Employee turnover, Organizational politics and Subjective wellbeing.

Wilberforce Owusu-Ansah

Wilberforce Owusu-Ansah is a senior lecturer, Vice Dean of KNUST School of Business and the Head of Marketing and Corporate Strategy Department at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. His research interest focusses on Entrepreneurship, SME management, Organizational development and Innovation.

Joseph Owusu

Joseph Owusu is a lecturer in the Department of Marketing and Corporate Strategy, School of Business, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana. His research interests focus on Entrepreneurial finance, SME financial resource building effort, Organizational embeddedness, SME management and Mobile marketing.