Handbook of organizational politics: looking back to the future
Title By: Vigoda-Gadot, Eran [Edited by] | Drory, Amos [Edited by]
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BookPublisher: Cheltenham, UK : Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2016.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: viii, 414 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 978-1784713270Other title: Organizational politics.Subject(s): Office politics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Organizational behavior -- Political aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Business and politics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Electronic books | Business and politics | Office politicsDDC classification: 302.3/5 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 302.35 HA ND (Browse shelf) | Available | T0054455 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. I. Political skill, political will, leadership and performance -- pt. Organizational politics and the social sphere -- pt. III. Between dark and bright : organizational politics in colors -- pt. IV. New frontiers : maturity, emotions and new methods
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.