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WorksheetsORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
