Developments in Organizational Politics

Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Professor of Public Administration and Management, Division of Public Administration and Policy, School of Political Science, University of Haifa, Israel

'This book sheds light on the causes and consequences of political behavior conducted by civil servants in the public sector, as revealed by the author's series of studies. The book is quite exceptional by virtue of its fascinating topic, the population under consideration, and the multiplicity of research projects. Eran Vigoda contributes to our body of knowledge an integrative, empirically based, and theoretically framed account of organizational power and politics.'

• Contents: Preface Introduction to the Study of Organizational Politics 1. Political Behavior in Organizations: Between Perceptions and Implementations 2. Organizational Politics, Job Attitudes, and Work Outcomes 3. Organizational Politics, In-role Performance, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior 4. Organizational Politics and Job Distress 5. Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Organizational Politics 6. Organizational Politics in Virtual Work Sites and in a Global World 7. Summary and Implications: Interdisciplinary Reflections and New Directions Appendix 1: Measures Used in the Studies Appendix 2: Measuring Organizational Politics by the Perceptions of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS) Appendix 3: Measuring Organizational Politics by Influence Tactics Bibliography Index