Organizational Development: Office Politics

Introduction of Office Politics "Politics is a lubricant that lubricates the underlying gears of an organization." Office Politics is a reality in the company's organizational life. It is the use of forces within the organization and social networks. It is used to implement changes that will benefit the organization and its internal staff. Office politics may affect the organization, but it may also help personal interests of individuals, not organizations. There are many personal advantages, including tangible assets and intangible profits.

I think that office politics is the universe surrounding the formal structure and how the organization works. Several important elements are included: 'Undocumented Rule' - from the cultural considerations of the organization, informal relationships, support or destruction of others, especially from highly influential positions. Politics also plays a variety of roles at different stages of your life depending on the stage of your career. When you first started, political understanding is not important. But please do not make a mistake. This does not mean you are not a player. This just means that as you start climbing the ladder, you need to manage politics well in your workplace. Not only to succeed, to survive

Literature on organizational strength and politics is indispensable for organizational decision-making research. The organization was explained as a political union (March 1962), Pfeffer (1981) noted that power, influence, and political activities are an inevitable important element in administrative activities. Normally, the development and use of power is not proved by apparent confrontation, but it is proved by the execution of acquiescence. The political alliance is little or no contradiction of patronage politics.

Organizational climate literature suggests that organizational politics is an important factor in people's perception of the work environment (Parker, Dipboye & Jackson, 1995). Most people believe that workplace politics is the reality of life in all organizations (Poon, 2002). It is widely believed that behaviors within organizations and organizations are often political (Ferris, Kacmar, 1992). As organizations strive for more and better resources, the organization's politics seems to be more pronounced (Vigoda, 2000). Therefore, the differences between members will be organizational goals, priorities, or problems. Therefore, members of the organization use power to influence decisions and make decisions beneficial to them (Drory & Romm, 1990). Therefore, politics can be an option for those who want to influence decision-making (Prasad, 1993). However, according to Pfeffer and Salancik (1974), the organization's decision making process is all political.