The Politics of Backstabbing John C. Student Strayer University Instructor Kenneth Elliott Principles of Organizational Behavior – BUS 105 March 7‚ 2010 Introduction Legitimate political behavior applies to normal everyday politics‚ as illegitimate political behavior applies to extreme political behavior that violates the implied rules of the game. Betrayal in an organization also known as backstabbing. It’s an act of breaking or violation of trust that creates moral and psychological
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Backstabbing “friends”‚ in my opinion‚ shouldn’t even be considered friends. They are bad influences and they often take advanatage of you. Once your back is turned‚ they become a whole different person. “Friends” that are like this is greedy and will hurt you time and time again if they are forgiven. These kinds of friends should definitely not be forgiven! I remember being in sixth grade. I had the greatest and sweetest friend around. We shared many fun moments together but‚ after entering grade
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betrayed Julius Caesar in multiple ways. Due to the betrayals Julius Caesar ended up being killed by the conspirators. Even after the death of the great ruler Caesar‚ his close friends in the group of conspirators constantly betrayed him. The constant backstabbing of his friends reminds me of a couple of examples that happened to me in my life. Being constantly back stabbed can pay a toll on your life and can change who you trust and what you think of different people. In the play‚ all of the conspirators
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- How does one deal with office politics and backstabbing? Imagine At work there are many who side up to the that a boss and do things that please them. Most of the colleague time achievement of such people is also to showcase others shortcomings (and not their own is strengths! When you know someone is running you down slowly but surely‚ what can you do? Engaging to Every organization should cultivate a climate/environment where backbiting and politics cannot survive. All employees are expected
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Case incident -2 Question and Answer Q1. What factors in addition to those cited‚ do you believe lead to illegitimate political behavior such as backstabbing? Answer:- The factors that will lead to illegitimate political behavior such as backstabbing are:- * competition * A tight job market is often a contributing factor. * Blind ambition. * Interpersonal relationship * Promotion opportunities. * Expectation of success. Q2. Imagine that a colleague is engaging in illegitimate
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Business 318 Case Study 3 Generation Gap: Mentors and Protégés (Chap 13 ) pg 442 1. I believe in order for a mentor program to be successful there should be a formal type of structure with support from all levels of management. I believe that employees who are going into the mentoring program as either Mentees or Mentors should also be motivated individuals who choose to participate and not instructed to do so. If I were building a mentoring program I would first start with a formal structure
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CASE ONE WHISTLE BLOWERS : SAINTS OR SINNER? 1) Do you believe that whistle-blowing is good for organizations and its members‚ or is it‚ as David Stetler believes‚ often a means to extort large financial gains from companies? Is having a strong ethics whether they are ethical or unethical practices make it easier for a person to take action than for that person to process the making of decisions and choices for today ‘s ethically working environment? I feel that in this case of Douglas Durand
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He is a man strongly driven by his ideals‚ of his belief that the Roman public must have autonomy in their government and not be ruled by a tyrannical monarch. Despite having noble reasons for betraying Caesar‚ Brutus’ literal backstabbing of Caesar is still backstabbing: a violent act of treason made worse by how Caesar was his friend. Because of his immutable moralism‚ he is easily manipulated by Cassius‚ who appeals to Brutus’ morals in order to convince him to participate in the conspiracy‚
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Shakespeare‚ who we know as one of the greatest play writers‚ has created plays that stand out but the one that seems to stand out the most is “Julius Caesar”. “Julius Caesar” takes place in the Roman ages when Rome was the most powerful empires in the world. Caesar‚ the leader of the Roman Empire‚ was at the prime of his ruling until a man named Cassius gathered a group of men. In that group it included Brutus who was one of Caesar’s main supporters. Cassius’s group got together and each stabbed
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put forth because he or she has an ambitious personality and supportive friends or family to help them get throughout different situations. This essay shows us how Neo is an epic hero since he had to fight through his journey of depression and backstabbing people for us readers to realize his massive amount of faith
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