Main Factors Contributing To Political Behaviour

Main Factors Contributing To Political Behaviour 
Main factors contribute to political behavior in the organizations. Some of them can be described as follows:
  1. Lust for power - People want to acquire and enhance power so that they can influence other people around them.
  2. Discretionary power – Certain positions in the organization have discretionary powers that can be used in case of emergency. Such power rests in the hands of the position holder. That is why people indulge themselves in politics to grab such kinds of position.
  3. Scarce resources – Some resources in the organizations are scarce. Any person who has the control over the allocation of such limited resources enjoys more power.
  4. Organizational changes – Changes in organization keep taking place. Whenever there is a rearrangement of organizational policies, people in powerful position try to take advantage and avail the opportunity to play political games to suit their interest.
  5. Moving up in organization hierarchy - To rise in one’s career, one has to acquire the level of competence and learning from experience. But people generally prefer to have a short cut and make rapid progress in moving to higher positions in the organization. At times, they lack specific skills or abilities and try to rise through political influence. This gives rise to political behaviour in the organization.
  6. Organization culture – If the organization culture is characterised by low trust, role ambiguity, poor or biased performance evaluation system; high pressure for performance will create a fertile ground for politicking.
  7. Safeguarding oneself during downsizing - When organization downsizes to improve its efficiency, people may engage in some sort of political actions to safeguard their existing status quo.

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