Organizational Politics
“Organizational politics are informal, unofficial, and sometimes behind-the-scenes efforts to sell ideas, influence an organization, increase power, or achieve other targeted objectives. Politics has been around for millennia. Aristotle wrote that politics stems from a diversity of interests, and those competing interests must be resolved in some way. “Rational” decision making alone may not work when interests are fundamentally incongruent, so political behaviors and influence tactics arise.”
1. Pyramid Shaped Organization Structure
A type of organization in which power resides at the top and each successive layer has less power. In such type of organization political behavior is very common because of intense competition to get the high rank or to develop personal relation.
2. Subjective Standards of Performances
Political behavior is common in the organizations that has subjective standards of measurements of performance for example teachers can favor students he or she likes in subjective paper but not in objective.
3. Environmental Uncertainty
When People work in unpredictable environment they behave politically to create a favorable impression because uncertainty makes it difficult to determine what they should do.
4. Emotionally Insecurity
Some people adopt political behavior because they are lacking in talent and confidence.
5. Manipulative Tendencies
Sometimes people use political behavior by manipulating other people for their personal benefits.
6. Disagreements that prevent rational decision making
Sometimes rational and logical decision making is blocked because of political behavior of some member who want to create a favorable impression and support irrational decision of their bosses.
January 07, 2019