Handbook of organizational politics looking back and to the future

The Handbook of Organizational Politics offers a broad perspective on the intriguing phenomena of power, influence and politics in the modern workplace; their meaning for individuals, groups and other organizational stakeholders; and their effect on organizational outcomes and performances. Comprisi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vigoda-Gadot, Eran
Other Authors: Drory, Amos
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, U.K. Edward Elgar Pub. 2016, c2016
Edition:2nd edition
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Collection: Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The Handbook of Organizational Politics offers a broad perspective on the intriguing phenomena of power, influence and politics in the modern workplace; their meaning for individuals, groups and other organizational stakeholders; and their effect on organizational outcomes and performances. Comprising entirely of new chapters and insights, this second edition revisits the theory on organizational politics (OP) and examines its progress and changes in emphasis in recent years. This timely and informative book provides a comprehensive set of state-of-the-art studies on workplace politics based on experiences from around the world. The contributors highlight topics such as political skills, political will, politics and leadership, compensations, politics and performance, and politics and the learning climate. Students and scholars will benefit from the up-to-date collection of studies in the field of OP. This Handbook will also be of interest to practitioners and managers from public and private sectors looking for better explanations of internal processes in business
Physical Description:viii, 414 p. ill.
ISBN:9781784713492