MBS 4 th Unit 3 Politics power and influence
Unit3 Politics,powerandinfluence Thenatureoforganizationalpolitics:--- Organizationalpoliticsisalsocalledworkplacepolitics. Organizationalpoliticsreferstoavarietyofactivitiesassociatedwiththeuseofinfluencetacticstoimprovepersonalororganizationalinterests. Studies show that individuals with political skills tend to do better in gainingmorepersonalpoweraswellasmanagingstressandjobdemands,thantheirpoliticallyunexperiencedcounterparts. Organizationalpoliticsareinformal,unofficialeffortstosellideas,influenceanorganization,increasepowerorachieveothertargeted. The root cause of political activities are often scarce resources (including timepressures),socialandstructuralinequalities,andindividualpersonalmotivations. Thenatureoforganizationalpolitics Inorganizationalpolitics,leadersaccumulateanduseinformalpowertoachievetheirownobjectivesand/ortheobjectivesoftheorganization. Politicalbehaviorisnotofficiallyprovidedbytheorganizationandoperatesoutsidetheformalpowerstructure. Examples of eng...