ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
ORGANIZATIONAL
POLITICS
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Organizational politics involves adopting
either informal, unofficial or behind-the-
scene efforts in order to sell ideas, influence
an organization, increase power, or achieve
other targeted objectives.
Simply put, it is the pursuit of
individual
agendas and
self-interest
in an
organization
without regard to the resulting effect on
the organization’s efforts to
achieve
its
goals.
UNDERSTANDING POLITICS
UNDERSTANDING POLITICS
IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL
IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL
CONTEXT
CONTEXT
The term “politics” has been described as a
social process characterized by activity
involving rivalry and cooperation in the
exercise of power and culminating in decisions
making for a group.
Politics are a part of organizational life,
because organizations are made up of different
interests that need to be aligned.
◦
Aristotle portrayed politics as stemming from a diversity of
interests, and those competing interests must be resolved
at all costs regardless of the consequences.
Typically, organizations often have limited
resources that must be allocated in some
way.
Individuals and groups within the
organization may disagree about the
allocation of those resources.
Subsequently, they are inclined to gain
those resources for themselves or their
interest groups, which ultimately gives rise
to organizational politics.
Cont’d.
Cont’d.
CAUSES OF
CAUSES OF
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
Political behaviour is influenced by factors
such as:-
Individual Factors
Organizational Factors
INDIVIDUAL FACTORS
INDIVIDUAL FACTORS
High Self-Monitors
Internal Locus of Control
Organizational Investment
Perceived Job Alternatives
Expectations of Success
ORGANIZATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONAL
FACTORS
FACTORS
Promotion
Opportunities
Low Trust
Reallocation of
Resources
Role Ambiguity
Unclear
Performance
Evaluation System
Democratic
Decision Making
Self-Serving Senior
Managers
CONSEQUENCES OF
CONSEQUENCES OF
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
Organizational politics may give rise to:-
Threatened employees
Decreased job satisfaction
Anxiety
Stress
Reduced performance level
OVERCOMING
OVERCOMING
INEFFECTIVE
INEFFECTIVE
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
Effective politics is not about winning at all
costs, but it is about maintaining relationships
while achieving results.
These results can be achieved in 4 steps:
Create a Thematic Goal
Create a Set of Defining Objectives
Create a Set of Ongoing Operating
Objectives
Create Metrics to Measure Them
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
Although organizational politics has been
deemed an antisocial behaviour, it in fact
acts as a positive tool.
Positive organizational politics results
from the amalgamation of shared goals and
stimulating collaborations which serves as a
social function that is important for
organizations to survive.
Cont’d.
Cont’d.
Positive organizational politics moderates
the relationship between employee
engagement and behaviours such as:
Knowledge sharing
Creativity
Proactivity
Adaptivity
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
Organizational politics is a natural part of
organizational life.
It is a key social influence process that can
be either functional or dysfunctional to
employees and organizations.
Organizations driven by unhealthy levels of
political behaviour have a resulting
negative effect on employees.
Organizational politics could also be a tool
needed for the survival of an organization.
Organizational politics involves informal efforts to influence, align interests, and allocate resources, leading to consequences like stress and decreased performance. Individual and organizational factors play crucial roles in shaping these dynamics.
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ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS POLITICS
INTRODUCTION Organizational politics involves adopting either informal, unofficial or behind-the- scene efforts in order to sell ideas,influence an organization, increase power, or achieve other targeted objectives. Simply put, it is the pursuit of individual agendas and self-interest in an organization without regard to the resulting effect on the organization s efforts to achieve its goals.
UNDERSTANDING POLITICS IN THE ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT The term politics has been described as a social process characterized involving rivalry and exercise of power and culminating in decisions making for a group. Politics are a part of organizational life, because organizations are made up of different interests that need to be aligned. Aristotle portrayed politics as stemming from a diversity of interests, and those competing interests must be resolved at all costs regardless of the consequences. by activity in cooperation the
Contd. Typically, organizations often have limited resources that must be allocated in some way. Individuals and groups within the organization may disagree about the allocation of those resources. Subsequently, they are inclined to gain those resources for themselves or their interest groups, which ultimately gives rise to organizational politics.
CAUSES OF ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS Political behaviour is influenced by factors such as:- Individual Factors Organizational Factors
INDIVIDUAL FACTORS High Self-Monitors Internal Locus of Control Organizational Investment Perceived Job Alternatives Expectations of Success
ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS Promotion Opportunities Unclear Performance Evaluation System Low Trust Democratic Decision Making Reallocation of Resources Self-Serving Senior Managers Role Ambiguity
CONSEQUENCES OF ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS Organizational politics may give rise to:- Threatened employees Decreased job satisfaction Anxiety Stress Reduced performance level
OVERCOMING INEFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS Effective politics is not about winning at all costs, but it is about maintaining relationships while achieving results. These results can be achieved in 4 steps: Create a Thematic Goal Create a Set of Defining Objectives Create a Set of Ongoing Operating Objectives Create Metrics to Measure Them
POSITIVE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS Although organizational politics has been deemed an antisocial behaviour, it in fact acts as a positive tool. Positive organizational politics results from the amalgamation of shared goals and stimulating collaborations which serves as a social function that is important for organizations to survive.
Contd. Positive organizational politics moderates the relationship between employee engagement and behaviours such as: Knowledge sharing Creativity Proactivity Adaptivity
SUMMARY Organizational politics is a natural part of organizational life. It is a key social influence process that can be either functional or dysfunctional to employees and organizations. Organizations driven by unhealthy levels of political behaviour have a resulting negative effect on employees. Organizational politics could also be a tool needed for the survival of an organization.
