Effects of Organizational Politics
THE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONALPOLITICS ON ORGANIZATIONS BY SANDEEP SOMA CWID: 50090208
ABSTRACT
Organizational politics which govern all the workplaces is considered to be an unavoidable factor. Advances in technology and globalization had made our world smaller, politics allows for great opportunities for both collaboration and competition. This enhances the quality of the product of business but may hinder the organizational policies and politics. We examine how much politics is involved in leadership, teamwork and employee efficacy in order to understand the structure of organizations. The study examines the relationship between political behaviors, e.g., structure change ingratiation, cooptation, and threat, and their outcomes such as alienation interpersonal trust, and feeling about job performance. A negative relationship is observed between political behaviors and interpersonal trust and feelings about performance, and a positive relationship is observed between political behaviors and alienation which is hypothesized. Results are largely supported by the hypotheses. A marginal relationship is identified between political behavior and feeling about job performance. Findings are discussed in the light of available research.
INTORDUCTION: Politics is explained as a civil system of power comprising of social groups who attempt to impart their own interests in order to achieve social equilibrium, this ultimately results in a balance of power, or a democracy. It involves the process by which groups and individuals make decisions, which in turn affects a population.
ABSTRACT
Organizational politics which govern all the workplaces is considered to be an unavoidable factor. Advances in technology and globalization had made our world smaller, politics allows for great opportunities for both collaboration and competition. This enhances the quality of the product of business but may hinder the organizational policies and politics. We examine how much politics is involved in leadership, teamwork and employee efficacy in order to understand the structure of organizations. The study examines the relationship between political behaviors, e.g., structure change ingratiation, cooptation, and threat, and their outcomes such as alienation interpersonal trust, and feeling about job performance. A negative relationship is observed between political behaviors and interpersonal trust and feelings about performance, and a positive relationship is observed between political behaviors and alienation which is hypothesized. Results are largely supported by the hypotheses. A marginal relationship is identified between political behavior and feeling about job performance. Findings are discussed in the light of available research.
INTORDUCTION: Politics is explained as a civil system of power comprising of social groups who attempt to impart their own interests in order to achieve social equilibrium, this ultimately results in a balance of power, or a democracy. It involves the process by which groups and individuals make decisions, which in turn affects a population.
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