OFFICE POLITICS

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OFFICE POLITICS

Office politics is the use of an individual 's power within his or her working place so as to gain advantages that are beyond the individual 's authority . Some of the advantages that individuals aim for in the office politics include access to tangible and intangible benefits in the working place so as to influence the behavior of other work mates . Both individuals and organizations may get involved in office politics Office politics is

quite different from office gossip in that those engaging in office politics do so with the aim of gaining advantage in the office while office gossip is a social activity . Office gossip and politics are however related in that individuals use office gossip to control the flow of information in the office hence gain advantage over other individuals in the office . Office politics may either be positive or negative and it also refers to the way colleagues in the office act among themselves

Manipulation in the office takes place mostly because of office politics and it may happen in any relationship in the office where the people involved use indirect means to reach their office goals . Office politics happens mostly because of the limited resources in the office coupled with the fact that individuals want to achieve their goals at the expense of co-workers . A very good example is in a case where several people apply for one promotion in the office and they...