Political affiliation is an important demographic variable that has been relatively neglected in the organizational literature. At present, it is unclear how political dissimilarity between employees and their coworkers affects employees' attitudes and experiences, and whether traditional theories are applicable to this unique form of diversity. Based on time-lagged data from a sample of working Americans (N = 360), we found that lone affiliates (employees who work with coworkers who do not share the same political affiliation) experienced lower levels of positive attitudes than majority affiliates (employees who work with coworkers who do share the same political affiliation). Specifically, in Republican majority organizations, Democrats had lower job satisfaction and affective commitment compared to Republicans. This difference was not found in Democrat majority organizations. Interestingly, these trends were not found for negative experiences, such as incivility from coworkers and depletion. Unaffiliated employees had a unique set of attitudes and experiences in that they suffered the most in organizations with no clear affiliation. Theoretical and practical implications, limitations, and future directions are also discussed.

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政治派别差异：探索孤独的附属员工的工作态度和经历

政治派别是一个重要的人口统计变量，在组织文献中相对被忽视。目前，尚不清楚员工与其同事之间的政治差异如何影响员工的态度和经历，以及传统理论是否适用于这种独特的多元化形式。根据来自工作美国人样本 ( N  = 360) 的时间滞后数据，我们发现孤独的附属机构（与不工作的同事一起工作的员工）具有相同政治背景）的积极态度低于多数附属公司（与具有相同政治背景的同事一起工作的员工）。具体而言，在共和党占多数的组织中，与共和党人相比，民主党人的工作满意度和情感承诺较低。在民主党多数派组织中没有发现这种差异。有趣的是，这些趋势并未发现负面经历，例如同事的无礼和消耗。非隶属关系的员工有一套独特的态度和经历，因为他们在没有明确隶属关系的组织中遭受的痛苦最大。还讨论了理论和实践意义、局限性和未来方向。