Factors contributing to office politics: A case study in rubber industry small holders and development authority (RISDA) at Melaka / Nur Azreen Nik Ali and Nur Hanim Mohd Hairuddin
Office politics can also be known as organizational politics. It can be defined as informal approaches to gain power and advantages through means other than merit or lock. This definition helps emphasize that political behavior is not a substitute for good job performance or talent (Andrew, 2009) Th...
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Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14854/ http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14854/1/PPb_NUR%20AZREEN%20NIK%20ALI%20AM%2012_5.pdf |
| Summary: | Office politics can also be known as organizational politics. It can be defined as informal approaches to gain power and advantages through means other than merit or lock. This definition helps emphasize that political behavior is not a substitute for good job performance or talent (Andrew, 2009) The negative view point of the office politics can easy describe as a group of influence tactics or political tactics used to serve self-interest. The tactics can be in term of back stabbing rivals, bullying, discrimination, favoritism and gossiping. Nowadays, in the era of globalization and technology, there are many people are enforcing themselves to be in greater position, levels or been accepted by society in order to improve standard of living as well to have power of controlling and to be on top. |
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