Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigm
This paper investigates political behavior in organization context. In the first section, it studies inappropriate terminology in political behavior arena and recommends that political behaviors are neither positive nor negative in nature. The study also demonstrates that ends and means for influenc...
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Growing Science
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| author | Hasan Jafariani Saeed Mortazavi Shamsodin Nazemi Peter Bull |
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| description | This paper investigates political behavior in organization context. In the first section, it studies inappropriate terminology in political behavior arena and recommends that political behaviors are neither positive nor negative in nature. The study also demonstrates that ends and means for influencing others are two criteria for determining faces of political behavior. In the second section, related and important research are reviewed and categorized in terms of content. Finally, we present the dominant paradigm of political behavior as a philosophical infrastructure. The study also presents some guidelines for further research the limitations are discussed in conclusion part. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d19652e023c4382bad9f24c4a1822d62022-12-21T17:49:43ZengGrowing ScienceManagement Science Letters1923-93351923-93432012-09-012829873000Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigmHasan JafarianiSaeed MortazaviShamsodin NazemiPeter BullThis paper investigates political behavior in organization context. In the first section, it studies inappropriate terminology in political behavior arena and recommends that political behaviors are neither positive nor negative in nature. The study also demonstrates that ends and means for influencing others are two criteria for determining faces of political behavior. In the second section, related and important research are reviewed and categorized in terms of content. Finally, we present the dominant paradigm of political behavior as a philosophical infrastructure. The study also presents some guidelines for further research the limitations are discussed in conclusion part.http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol2/msl_2012_226.pdfOrganizational politicsPolitical behaviorPerception of organizational behaviorPolitical skill |
| spellingShingle | Hasan Jafariani Saeed Mortazavi Shamsodin Nazemi Peter Bull Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigm Management Science Letters Organizational politics Political behavior Perception of organizational behavior Political skill |
| title | Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigm |
| title_full | Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigm |
| title_fullStr | Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigm |
| title_short | Political behavior in organizational context: nature, research and paradigm |
| title_sort | political behavior in organizational context nature research and paradigm |
| topic | Organizational politics Political behavior Perception of organizational behavior Political skill |
| url | http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol2/msl_2012_226.pdf |
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