Political behavior

Activities that are not required as part of ones formal role in the organization, but that influence, or attempt to influence, the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within the organization

The use of power in non prescribed ways (means) and/or for non prescribed purposes (ends)

Ill support your bill if you support mine

Relations with Your Boss

Loyalty Cooperation Initiative Information Openness Regaining

Relations with Subordinates Developing manageremployee relations

Friendship The

open-door policy

to criticism
bosss trust

Relations with Peers

Relations with members of other departments

Relations with Peers

Cooperating

with peers Competing with peers Criticizing peers

Relations with members of other departments

Develop

good human relations through being cooperative and following guidelines set by the organization. Develop good relations with people in other organizations

Organizational politics
It refer to activities that people perform to acquire, enhance, and use power and other resources to obtain their preferred outcomes in a situation where there is uncertainty or disagreement.

Organizational Politics - the use of power and

influence in organizations

Political Behavior - actions not officially sanctioned

by an organization that are taken to influence others in order to meet ones personal goals

 Three

primary political behaviors: Networking - process of developing relationship alliances with key people for the purpose of politicking Reciprocity involves: creating obligations and debts, developing alliances, and using them to accomplish objectives Coalition Building a coalition is a network of alliances that help you in achieving a specific objective

Low trust

Democratic decision making

High performance pressures Scarcity of resources

Role ambiguity
Self-serving senior managers

Unclear evaluation systems

Zero-sum allocations

Characteristics of political processes

Power

Political process

Influence

Deception

Lying
Organizational politics

Intimidation

Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. A set of values and beliefs that guide choices Ethics are complicated, no laws or standards can cover every possible

Unethical

Question 1
Is the action motivated by self-serving interests which exclude the goals of the organization?
Yes

Yes

Question 3 Is the political activity fair and equitable?

No

Ethical Yes

No Question 2

No Unethical

Does the political action respect individual rights?

Unethical

Decreased job satisfaction

Increased anxiety

Increased turnover Reduced performance

Maintain open communication Clarify performance expectations Use participative management Encourage cooperation among work groups Manage scarce resources well Provide a supportive organizational climate

Type I Ethics Behavior that is: considered wrong by authorities yet not accepted by others as unethical

Type II Ethics Behavior that is: considered wrong by authorities and the individual, yet conducted anyway

Ethical Politics Behavior that benefits both the individual and the organization Creates a win-win situation Meeting the goal of human relations

Unethical Politics Behavior that benefits the individual and hurts the organization Creates a win-lose situation Includes management behavior that helps the organization, but hurts the individual

 Establish

guidelines that clearly describe ethical and unethical behavior Most organizations consider ethics codes to be important To be ethically successful, organizations must: audit the ethical behavior of employees confront and discipline employees who are unethical

Etiquette

the socially accepted standard of right and wrong behavior Includes manners beyond simply saying please and thank you Most organizations do not usually have codes or any formal training in etiquette