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    This document discusses organizational politics and political behavior within organizations. It defines political behavior as activities that influence the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within an organization, beyond what is formally required by one's role. There are two dimensions of political behavior: legitimate everyday politics and illegitimate extreme behaviors that violate rules. Politics exists due to differences in employee values, goals, interests, and competition over scarce resources and power. Factors like personality, job alternatives, and organizational ambiguity can influence political behaviors, which can increase employee stress and turnover if not managed properly. The perception of politics depends on one's perspective; what one sees as political may be seen by others as effective management. Power within organizations can evolve from authoritarian domination to sharing and delegation between

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    This document discusses organizational politics and political behavior within organizations. It defines political behavior as activities that influence the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within an organization, beyond what is formally required by one's role. There are two dimensions of political behavior: legitimate everyday politics and illegitimate extreme behaviors that violate rules. Politics exists due to differences in employee values, goals, interests, and competition over scarce resources and power. Factors like personality, job alternatives, and organizational ambiguity can influence political behaviors, which can increase employee stress and turnover if not managed properly. The perception of politics depends on one's perspective; what one sees as political may be seen by others as effective management. Power within organizations can evolve from authoritarian domination to sharing and delegation between

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    This document discusses organizational politics and political behavior within organizations. It defines political behavior as activities that influence the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within an organization, beyond what is formally required by one's role. There are two dimensions of political behavior: legitimate everyday politics and illegitimate extreme behaviors that violate rules. Politics exists due to differences in employee values, goals, interests, and competition over scarce resources and power. Factors like personality, job alternatives, and organizational ambiguity can influence political behaviors, which can increase employee stress and turnover if not managed properly. The perception of politics depends on one's perspective; what one sees as political may be seen by others as effective management. Power within organizations can evolve from authoritarian domination to sharing and delegation between

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    Organizational Politics

    Submitted by:
    Group 3
    What is Political
    Behavior?
    Political behavior refer to those activities
    that are not required as a part of one’s
    formal role in the organization but that
    influence, or attempt to influence the
    distribution of advantages and
    disadvantages within the organization.
    Dimensions in Political
    Behavior :
    • Legitimate political behavior : refers
    to normal everyday politics.

    • Illegitimate political behavior : refers


    to extreme political behavior that
    violates the implied rules of the
    game.
    Why do politics exists
    in organizations?
    • Difference in values; goals and
    interests of the employees.
    • Scarce organizational resources.
    • To acquire the power .
    Factors influencing
    political behavior
    Individual factors
    • High self monitors
    • High mach personality
    • Organizational investments
    • Perceived job alternatives
    Low political behavior High
    • Expectations of success

    Organizational factors
    • Reallocation of resources favorable outcomes:
    •Rewards
    • Promotion opportunities
    •Averted
    • Low ambiguity punishments
    • High performance pressures
    • Unclear performance evaluation system
    Employee Responses
    to Organizational
    Politics
    Organizational
    politics
    may threaten
    employees

    Increased anxiety
    Decreased job Increased Reduced
    And
    satisfaction turnover performance
    stress
    Case discussion
    Politics is in the eye of
    the beholder!
    A behavior that one person labels as “organizational politics”
    is very likely
    to be characterized as an instance of “effective
    management” by another. A person’s reference point
    determines what he or she classifies as organizational
    politics. Following labels used to describe the same
    • POLITICAL LABEL • EFFECTIVE
    phenomena
    MANAGEMENT LABEL
     Blaming others  Fixing responsibility
     Apple polishing  Demonstrating
    responsibility
     Passing the buck
     Delegating authority
     Forming coalitions
     Facilitating teamwork
     Scheming
     Planning ahead
     Cunning
     Practical minded
     Arrogant
     Confident
    POWER
    • Organizational politics may exist to
    acquire the power .
    POWER

    FREEDOM INFLUENCE&
    ADVANCEMENT

    SUBORDINATES SENIORS
    The Evolution of
    Power: From Domination
    High to Delegation Power Distribution
    Followers: granted
    authority to make
    Degree of Empowerment

    decisions.
    Power Sharing
    Manager: leader &
    followers jointly
    Influence Sharing
    make decisions.
    Manager: leader
    consults followers
    Authoritarian when making
    Power Manager: decisions.
    leader imposes
    decisions.
    None Domination Consultation Participation Delegation
    THANK YOU !!!

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