Workplace Politics in Organizations
Workplace Politics in Organizations
Abstract:
In any organization, it is naive to expect a politics-free zone. And business schools can never prepare you for the manipulations and mind games that work in a corporate set-up. Author and banker Ravi Subramanian says, "People who whine about politics are, more often than not, people who have played politics and lost the game."
Workplace politics, (office politics or organizational politics) is the use of power within an organization for the pursuit of agendas and self-interest without regard to their effect on the organization's efforts to achieve its goals. Some of the personal advantages may include access to tangible assets, or intangible benefits such as status or pseudo-authority that influences the behavior of others.
Whether you hate it, admire it, practice it or avoid it, office politics is a fact of life in any organization. And, like it or not, it's something that you need to understand and master to be sure of your own success.
This paper deals with various aspects of workplace politics, how to avoid them and how to deal with them to come out on top.
Introduction:
Both individuals and groups may engage in office politics which can be highly destructive, as people focus on personal gains at the expense of the organization. "Self-serving political actions can negatively influence our social groupings, cooperation, information sharing, and many other organizational functions." Thus, it is vital to pay attention to organizational politics and create the right political landscape. "Politics is the lubricant that oils your organization's internal gears." Office politics has also been described as "simply how power gets worked out on a practical, day-to-day basis”
"Office politics" are the strategies that people play to gain advantage, personally or for a cause they support. The term often has a negative connotation, in that it refers to strategies people use to seek advantage at the expense of others
Abstract:
In any organization, it is naive to expect a politics-free zone. And business schools can never prepare you for the manipulations and mind games that work in a corporate set-up. Author and banker Ravi Subramanian says, "People who whine about politics are, more often than not, people who have played politics and lost the game."
Workplace politics, (office politics or organizational politics) is the use of power within an organization for the pursuit of agendas and self-interest without regard to their effect on the organization's efforts to achieve its goals. Some of the personal advantages may include access to tangible assets, or intangible benefits such as status or pseudo-authority that influences the behavior of others.
Whether you hate it, admire it, practice it or avoid it, office politics is a fact of life in any organization. And, like it or not, it's something that you need to understand and master to be sure of your own success.
This paper deals with various aspects of workplace politics, how to avoid them and how to deal with them to come out on top.
Introduction:
Both individuals and groups may engage in office politics which can be highly destructive, as people focus on personal gains at the expense of the organization. "Self-serving political actions can negatively influence our social groupings, cooperation, information sharing, and many other organizational functions." Thus, it is vital to pay attention to organizational politics and create the right political landscape. "Politics is the lubricant that oils your organization's internal gears." Office politics has also been described as "simply how power gets worked out on a practical, day-to-day basis”
"Office politics" are the strategies that people play to gain advantage, personally or for a cause they support. The term often has a negative connotation, in that it refers to strategies people use to seek advantage at the expense of others