Impact of Power and Politics on Employee's Health and Performance in Private Nursing Homes of West Bengal, India: An Empirical Study Using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM)

Organisational power and politics are embedded in each and every organisation and healthcare industry is not the exception. Healthcare is considered to be very important for any nation as this industry deals with providing quality services for one of the basic amenities which is required to survive and that is health. The employees of these institutions are the cardinal links who are responsible for dealing with the lives of the patients who seek their services at the times of their need. As such, the employees would give the best output when they are provided with an environment which would help in their individual growth without any kind of hindrances of any manner. In this study, secondary data was used to develop a hypothesized model and primary data was used to support the research model. This study focuses power and politics having impact on Employee Health and Performance. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using SPSS and AMOS Software was used as analytical tool. Thus, this study reveals that organisational power and politics has a deep impact on the health of the employees which in turn affects the performance of the employees and their productivity levels as well.