Abstract:
The aim of thisstudy was to examine the effect of perceived organizational politics on
organizational citizenship behavior through the moderating role of political skill.An explanatory
research design and quantitative approach were employed.In the Ethiopian public service
organization context, data were collected using a standard questionnaire from 321 respondents.
The present study used uncertainty management theory to underpin the mechanism how political
skill moderates perceived organizational Politics and organizational Citizenship Behavior. To
test hypotheses, the study employed structural equation modeling using AMOS software version
26. The findings of the study revealed that perceived organizational politics have a negative
effect on organizational citizenship behavior. In addition, political skill has a positive effect on
organizational citizenship behavior. Furthermore, the finding reveals thatpolitical skill
moderated the effect of perceived organizational politics on organizational citizenship behavior
