Perception and Its Impact on Communication, Power and Politics in Organizations
KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
TOPIC 2:
Perception and its impact on communication, power and politics in organizations
Introduction
Organizations establishment function to fulfill needs of the people. In today’s competitive and yet challenging world, the organizations have to be growth-oriented. Organizations are composed of number of individuals working independently or in teams, and number of such teams makes a department and number of such departments makes an organization. It is a formal structure and all departments have to function in a coordinated manner to achieve the organizational objective [1].
The organization 's base rests on management 's philosophy, values, vision and goals. This in turn drives the organizational culture which is composed of the formal organization, informal organization, and the social environment. The culture determines the type of leadership, communication, and group dynamics within the organization. The workers perceive this as the quality of work life which directs their degree of motivation. The final outcomes are performance, individual satisfaction, and personal growth and development. All these elements combine to build the model or framework that the organization operates from. Perceived Behavioral Control is the individual’s belief concerning how easy or difficult performing the behavior will be. Pertaining to that matter, perception plays a key part in the organization behavior. Thus, factors such as the efficient of communication, use of power authority and empowerment of the politics within organizations are influenced by one’s perception.
Communication has crucial impacts within or among workgroups since it is a medium of channel to flow information, resources, and even policies. Further study is needed to explore this topic as it relates to the organizations [2].
Meanwhile, political behavior pervades organizational life. It focuses on developing and using power in an organization that it is
ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
TOPIC 2:
Perception and its impact on communication, power and politics in organizations
Introduction
Organizations establishment function to fulfill needs of the people. In today’s competitive and yet challenging world, the organizations have to be growth-oriented. Organizations are composed of number of individuals working independently or in teams, and number of such teams makes a department and number of such departments makes an organization. It is a formal structure and all departments have to function in a coordinated manner to achieve the organizational objective [1].
The organization 's base rests on management 's philosophy, values, vision and goals. This in turn drives the organizational culture which is composed of the formal organization, informal organization, and the social environment. The culture determines the type of leadership, communication, and group dynamics within the organization. The workers perceive this as the quality of work life which directs their degree of motivation. The final outcomes are performance, individual satisfaction, and personal growth and development. All these elements combine to build the model or framework that the organization operates from. Perceived Behavioral Control is the individual’s belief concerning how easy or difficult performing the behavior will be. Pertaining to that matter, perception plays a key part in the organization behavior. Thus, factors such as the efficient of communication, use of power authority and empowerment of the politics within organizations are influenced by one’s perception.
Communication has crucial impacts within or among workgroups since it is a medium of channel to flow information, resources, and even policies. Further study is needed to explore this topic as it relates to the organizations [2].
Meanwhile, political behavior pervades organizational life. It focuses on developing and using power in an organization that it is
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