Organizational politics

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[Orgaznizational politics] are interactions between members of the group, that are influancing the way decision are taken in the organization. To deliver organizational decision, one has to understand the politics.

For instance, sometime when one manager is afraid that some oher manger will get into his teritory, he may resist a decision that may be good for the organization, but bad for him.

Causes of "irational" decision making in an organization:

• Fear that somebody else may takeover my ability to influance and get promoted.
• I want to revange for somthing wrong that other in the organization did to me (emotional bank).
• I want to make other negotite with me, and therefore take me into account and make me more important in decision making (Ariel Sharon used this tacitics many time (Ha' Roe'he)) .
• Lose of control, due to inability to undestand the decision, and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_freak great need for control)