ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS

Organizational politics can result in lower job satisfaction and high levels of work-related stress.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Organizational leaders can minimize organizational politics by making decision rules more complex and ambiguous.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Employees apply political strategies to protect their valued resources, position, and self-concept.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Office politics flourish when resource allocation decisions are ambiguous and complex with no formal rules.

• TRUE

• FALSE

People with Machiavellian values believe that deceit is not an acceptable way to achieve goals

• TRUE

• FALSE

Organizational politics typically involve _____

• an unconscious attempt to increase one's own power.

• a conscious attempt to motivate others to work harder for the firm.

• attempts to influence others to promote personal objectives

• . helping other employees to fulfill their needs through organizational activities.

People with high Machiavellian values tend to ________.

• place a lot of trust in their colleagues.

• stay away from organizations where politics is tolerated.

• use more socially acceptable forms of power to influence others.

• be comfortable using power to manipulate others toward their own personal goals.

Organizational politics may be reduced by ______

• cutting back resources available to organizational units.

• encouraging leaders to become role models of organizational citizenship instead of symbols of successful organizational politicians.

• selecting employees with a high need for personalized power.

• conducting background checks on potential employees

Employees who experience organizational politics from others have which of the following?

• higher job satisfaction

• lower organizational citizenship

• low-levels of work-related stress

• higher motivation to stay with the organization

Organizational politics is suppressed when resource allocation decisions are ________.

• questionable

• costly and vague

• reinforced

• clear and simplified