Office Politics: Mixed Effects On Employees

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Note: Write several paragraphs to cover all the components of the assignment. Remember, your discussion board assignments are graded. You will need to post the assignment below AND then respond to two of your classmate's posts before you will be graded. When you respond to someone's post, please add a salutation (i.e., Hi, Stella) at the top of the message. It leaves a friendly impression. You should also include a close (i.e., Best regards, Ralph). And, whatever you do, keep the name of your firm and your boss confidential on the discussion board!

Please go to the Assignments section of the course and read the articles there about office politics.

Discussion Board Post

There is an old saying that politics is everywhere and that the decision NOT to be political IS a political decision! By being aware of company politics involving your boss, peers, and self and by responding effectively to organizational politics, you will be seen as a mature and wise person.

This assignment will be a quick and relatively easy one:

Read the attached articles and compose a post to the course discussion board that is thoughtful and relevant to what you have observed in the workplace in terms of office politics. Use a specific incident (or incidents) to illustrate your claims. What you describe may involve others or you may have been a participant in the interaction. Be sure to reference ideas from the assigned articles.

You will earn credit for being thoughtful and original. You are welcome to respond to and expand upon the post of another student but "me too" posts will not earn credit.