Unit 6 Ob
Unit 6 Ob
Unit 6 Ob
Organizational Politics
- focused on the use of power to affect decision making
in an organization or on behaviors by members that are self-
serving and organizationally non-sanctioned.
Politics: Power in Action
Political Behavior
- activities that are not required as part of a person’s
formal role in the organization but that influence, or attempt to
influence, the distribution of advantages and disadvantages
within the organization.
Politics: Power in Action
Favorable Outcomes
Organizational Factors Political Behavior • Reward
• Reallocation of resources Low High • Averted punishments
• Promotion opportunities
• Low trust
• Role ambiguity
• Unclear performance evaluation
system
• Zero-sum reward practices
• Democratic decision making
• High performance pressures
• Self-serving senior managers
Figure 14-4. Factors That Influence Political Behavior
Individual Factors
• HIGH SELF-MONITORS
• INTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL
• HIGH MACH PERSONALITY
• ORGANIZATIONAL INVESTMENT
• PERCEIVED JOB ALTERNATIVES
Individual Factors
ORGANIZATIONAL INVESTMENT
• The more a person has invested in the organization in
terms of expectations of increased future benefits, the
more that person has to lose if forced out and the less
likely he or she is to use illegitimate means.
Individual Factors
DECLINING RESOURCES
• People may engage in political actions to safeguard
what they have
• Stimulate conflict and increase politicking
Organizational Factors
PROMOTION OPPORTUNITIES
• Encourages people to compete for a limited resource
• Try to positively influence the decision outcome
Organizational Factors
LOW TRUST
• The higher the level of political behavior, and
• The more likely that the political behavior will be of the
illegitimate kind.
Organizational Factors
ROLE AMBIGUITY
• Means that the prescribed behaviors of the employee
are not clear.
Organizational Factors