This paper aims to examine stimulation value as a predictor of job satisfaction in employees working in a rigid, bureaucratic setting. It also examines the role of perceptions of politics, political will and Machiavellianism as mediators and moderators.
PLS SEM was used to test mediation and moderated mediation hypothesis.
While stimulation value had a negative relationship with job satisfaction, and the moderation and mediation hypotheses are supported, the moderated mediation hypothesis found limited support.
This study opens up avenues to explore specific personal values and their impact on various work-related outcomes. It also establishes the importance of personality and perceptions in determining how employees experience their workplace.
To the best of the author’s knowledge, the present study is the first to have specified the personal value and explored its relationship with employee personalities, attitudes and perceptions.
