The study examines the relationship between political behaviors, e.g., ingratiation, structure change, cooptation, and threat, and their outcomes such as interpersonal trust, alienation, and feeling about job performance. A negative relationship between political behaviors and interpersonal trust andfeelings about performance, and a positive relationship between political behaviors and alienation is hypothesized. Results largely support the hypotheses. However, a relationship between political behaviors and feelings about job performance is marginal. Findings are discussed in the light of available research.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
ALLEN, R. W., & PORTER, L. W.Organizational influence processes. Glenview, Illinois: Scott, Foresman, 1983.
2.
BARTOLOME, F., & LAURENT, A.The manager: Master and servant of power. Harvard Business Review, Nov-Dec. 1986, 77-81.
3.
DUBRIN, A. J.Human relations: A job-oriented approach. New York: Reston Publishing Co., 1978.
4.
GAMSON, W. A.Power and discontent. Homewood Illinois: Dorsey Press, 1968.
5.
JENNER, S. R.Analysing cultural stereotypes in multinational business: U.S. and Australia. Journal of Management Studies, 1982, 19(3), 307-325.
6.
JOSEPHSON, E., & JOSEPHSON, M. R.Alienation: Contemporary sociological approaches. In F. Johnson (Ed.), Alienation: Concept, term and meanings. New York: Seminar Press, 1973, pp. 163-181.
7.
KANUNGO, R. N.The concept of alienation and involvement revisited. Psychological Bulletin, 1979, 86(1), 119-138.
8.
KUMAR, P. Factor-analytic study of political behaviours. Unpublished paper, 1983.
9.
KUMAR, P.Supervisor's anthoritarianism and ingratiation among workers. Psychological Studies, 1986, 31(2), 164-169.
10.
MACHER, K.The politics of people. Personnel Journal, January 1986, 50-53.
11.
MADISON, D. L., ALLEN, R. W., PORTER, L. W., RENWICK, P. A., & MAYS, B. W.Organization politics: An exploration of manager's perception. Human Relations, 1980, 33(2), 79-100.
12.
MARKOWITZ, M.The organization and employer alcohol misuse. Human Relations, 1987, 40(12), 833-852.
13.
MAYES, B. T., & ALLEN, R. W.Toward a definition of organizational politics. Academy of Management Review, 1977, 2(4), 672-678.
14.
MIDDLETON, R.Alienation, race, and education. American Sociological Review, 1963, 28, 973-977.
15.
MILES, R. H.Macro-organizational behavior. Santa Monica, California: Goodyear, 1980, pp. 182-184.
16.
MINER, J. B.Organizational behavioral: Performance and productivity. New York: Random House, 1988.
17.
MINTZBERG, H.Power in and around organizations. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: PrenticeHall, 1983.
18.
MINTZBERG, H.Power and organizational life cycles. Academy of Management Review, 1984, 9, 207-224.
19.
MINTZBERG, H.Organization as political arena. Journal of Management Studies, 1985, 22, 133-154.
20.
MOOREHEAD, G.Organizational analysis: An integration of macro and micro approaches. Journal of Management Studies, 1981, 18(2), 191-218.
21.
PANDEY, J.Ingratiation as a social behavior. In J. Pandey (Ed.), Perspectives on experimental sociol psychology in India. New Delhi: Concept Publisher, 1981.
22.
PFEFFER, J.Organizational design. Arlington Heights, Illinois: AHM Publishing Corporation, 1978.
23.
REMPEL, J. K., HOLMES, J. G., & ZANNA, M.Trust in close relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1985, 49(1), 95-112.
24.
ROTTER, J. B.A new scale for measurement of interpersonal trust. Journal of Personality, 1967, 35, 651-665.
25.
SCHILIT, W. K.Sustaining your political position in strategy wreaking. Strategic Planning Management, May 1984, 5-6.
26.
SCHILIT, W. K., & LOCKE, E. A.Study of upward influence in organizations. Administrative Science Quarterly, 1982, 27, 304-316.
27.
SINHA, J. B. P.The nurturant task leader. New Delhi: Concept Publishing Co., 1980.
28.
ZALEZNIK, A.Power and politics in organizational life. Harvard Business Review, May-June 1970, 47-60.
