Handbook of organizational politics

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Handbook of organizational politics

edited by Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Amos Drory

E. Elgar, 2008, c2006

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"Paperback edition 2008"--T.p. verso

Description based on: reprinted with amendments 2011

Includes bibliographical references and index

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This exciting Handbook offers a broad perspective on the intriguing phenomena of power, influence and politics in the modern workplace, their meaning for individuals, groups and other organizational stakeholders, and their effect on organizational outcomes and performances. The contributorsillustrate the fact that organizational politics has many facets and definitions, all relating to the use of personal or aggregate power in influencing others and better achieving goals in the workplace. However, politics in organizations is difficult to study, as neither employees nor management are keen to divulge the political secrets and dynamics that help them to promote their own ideas and goals and to advance in the workplace. In the face of this challenge, the Handbook presents a comprehensive collection of original studies and theoretical discussions from across the globe. Providing a starting point for new research in the area, issues dealt with include: politics, personality and leadership ethics, fairness and prospects of trust in workplace politics organizational politics and employees' well-being strategy, change and decision-making as a political process human resource management and consulting in a political sphere. Offering a fresh and up-to-date take on the topic, this highly original Handbook will be a fascinating read for academics, students and researchers in the fields of management and organizational behavior. The wide range of perspectives presented in this book, written by some of the leading scholars and researchers in the field, will also be invaluable to practitioners in management and to individuals in organizations who require a better understanding of the meaning of power and influence in the modern workplace.

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Contents: Preface: Challenges and New Frontiers for Organizational Politics in Modern Worksites Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Amos Drory PART I: THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERSPECTIVE: POLITICS, PERSONALITY, AND LEADERSHIP 1. Organizational Politics, Leadership and Performance in Modern Public Worksites: A Theoretical Framework Eran Vigoda-Gadot and Yinnon Dryzin-Amit 2. Agreeableness and Extraversion as Moderators of the Political Influence Compatability-Work Outcomes Relationship John P. Meriac and Peter D. Villanova 3. Personality and Politics Perceptions: A New Conceptualization and Illustration Using OCBs Christopher C. Rosen, Chu-Hsiang Chang and Paul E. Levy 4. Antecedents, Processes and Outcomes of Collective (Group-Level) Politics in Organizations Keith James 5. The Politics of Impression Management in Organizations: Contextual Effects Amos Drory and Nurit Zaidman PART II: ETHICS AND JUSTICE: VALUES, FAIRNESS AND THE POSSIBILITIES FOR TRUST IN WORKPLACE POLITICS 6. Organizational Politics, Definition and Ethics Chris Provis 7. The Direct and Indirect Influence of Organizational Politics on Organizational Support, Trust and Commitment Simon Albrecht 8. Politics as Determinant of Fairness Perceptions in Organizations Constant D. Beugre and Patrick R. Liverpool PART III: EMOTIONS AND STRESS: ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS AND EMPLOYEES' WELL-BEING 9. Organizational Politics and Workplace Stress Russell Cropanzano and Andrew Li 10. The Emotion of Politics and the Politics of Emotions: Affective and Cognitive Reactions to Politics as a Stressor Yongmei Liu, Gerald R. Ferris, Darren C. Treadway, Melita L. Prati, Pamela L. Perrewe and Wayne A. Hochwarter 11. The Strain-Related Reactions to Perceptions of Organizational Politics as a Workplace Stressor: Political Skills as a Neutralizer Robyn L. Brouer, Gerald R. Ferris, Wayne A. Hochwarter, Mary Dana Laird and David C. Gilmore PART IV: SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE: STRATEGY, CHANGE AND DECISION MAKING AS A POLITICAL PROCESS 12. A Micro-Political Perspective of Strategic Management Jane Gunn and Stephen Chen 13. Organizational Politics: Affective Reactions, Cognitive Assessments and their Influence on Organizational Commitment and Cynicism Toward Change Simon Albrecht 14. The Relationship Between Perceptions of Politics, Social Support, Withdrawal and Performance Jonathan R.B. Halbesleben and Anthony R. Wheeler 15. Competing Perspectives on the Role of Understanding in the Politics Perceptions-Job Performance Relationship: A Test of the 'Antidote' versus 'Distraction' Hypotheses Wayne A. Hochwarter, Robert W. Kolodinsky, Lawrence A. Witt, Angela T. Hall, Gerald R. Ferris and Michele K. Kacmar 16. The Symbiosis of Organizational Politics and Organizational Democracy David Butcher and Martin Clarke PART V: THE PROFESSIONALS' PERSPECTIVE: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING IN A POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT 17. Speaking Truth to Power: Three Perspectives on Consultation Robert T. Golembiewski 18. Twelve Foundations for the Power Position of Consultants Astrid I. Boogers-van Griethuijsen, Ben J.M. Emans, Janka I. Stoker and Arndt M. Sorge 19. Organizational Politics: Building Positive Political Strategies in Turbulent Times Ronnie Kurchner-Hawkins and Rima Miller Index

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