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N MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY Promoter: Prof. D Berry November 2011 i DECLARATION DEPARTMENT OF ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION EXAMINATION SECTION – NORTH CAMPUS PO Box 77000 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Port Elizabeth, 6013 Tel.: +27 (0) 41 504 3206 / 504 3392 Fax. +27 (0) 41 504 9206 / 504 3064 DECLARATION BY ... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.59 | 0.85 | ["leadership", "education", "resume"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.739001 | [
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ganisational Politics DECLARATION: In accordance with Rule G4.6.3, I hereby declare that the above-mentioned treatise is my own work and that it has not previously been submitted for assessment to another University or for another qualification. SIGNATURE: ……………………………….. DATE: ……………………………….. ii ABSTRACT Today‘s workfor... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.391 | 0.826 | ["leadership", "crisis", "resume", "education", "philosophy"] | 476 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.739206 | [
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thus creating new challenges for today‘s leaders. One of the primary functions of leadership is the management of employee perceptions that influence organisational outcomes. Among these perceptions the perception of politics is an influential type of organisational phenomenon. There is no denying the fact that leaders... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.534 | 0.846 | ["leadership", "management", "crisis", "philosophy"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.739361 | [
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over a 20 year period provides support that leadership has an impact on organisational performance. The analysis of the research found that leaders might be responsible for somewhere between 15 per cent and 45 per cent of a firm‘s performance. From the above mentioned research, it can be seen that the importance of lea... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.489 | 0.85 | ["leadership", "philosophy"] | 467 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.739564 | [
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and to achieve the company goals and objectives. Part of the challenge today‘s leaders face is to help employees to see the different perspectives of political actions as a positive force, rather than seeing these as negative processes that cause internal competition for resources, recognition and promotions. Company p... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.509 | 0.832 | ["leadership", "crisis"] | 428 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.739711 | [
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ivalry, manipulation for power and lack of trust. With the development of proper skills and personal and organisational goals, positive organisational politics provides the real foundation for competitive advantage to benefit the employee as well as the organisation. The main purpose of this research paper is to identi... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.657 | 0.848 | ["leadership", "education"] | 501 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.739845 | [
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tors which contribute to organisational politics. The factors selected were those of job ambiguity, scarcity of resources, personality, uncertainty and fairness. The literature study also includes the outcomes of organisational politics. These outcomes include job satisfaction, job performance, turnover intention and j... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.623 | 0.842 | ["career", "education", "philosophy"] | 505 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.739997 | [
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cted factors mentioned in the previous paragraph. This involved the staff completing questionnaires. Based on the findings of the literature study and the empirical study, the last step is to make recommendations to the selected company on managing the perceptions of organisational politics. Recommendations are also ma... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.656 | 0.842 | ["education", "leadership", "management"] | 506 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.740133 | [
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ollowing individuals are gratefully acknowledged. Without their support, this research would not have been successfully completed: Professor Dave Berry of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University for sharing his knowledge and giving professional support and guidance; The management and staff of the Scanix group f... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.531 | 0.704 | ["education", "management", "career", "faith_spirituality", "family"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.740289 | [
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Robertson for her encouragement and assistance; My father, Graeme, and my mother, Nelia, who laid the foundation for me to reach this stage in my academic career; and To God Almighty for blessing me with the wisdom, strength, courage and determination to reach for the goals I wish to achieve. v TABLE OF CONTENTS DE... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.524 | 0.816 | ["faith_spirituality", "family", "career", "education"] | 433 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.740414 | [
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................................................. I ABSTRACT .............................................................................................................. II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................... IV TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.477 | 0.484 | ["education"] | 506 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.740554 | [
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................................................. X CHAPTER 1: PROBLEM STATEMENT AND DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS ........ 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 1 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT ......................................................................... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.489 | 0.498 | [] | 434 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.740686 | [
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................................................. 5 1.4 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE............................................................................ 6 1.4.1 Primary objective ......................................................................................... 6 1.4.2 Secondary research objectives .................. | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.5 | 0.494 | [] | 481 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.740805 | [
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................................................. 7 1.5 METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY ............................................................. 7 1.5.1 The sample.................................................................................................. 9 1.5.2 The measuring instruments ............................. | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.494 | 0.494 | ["education"] | 473 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.740939 | [
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................................................. 11 1.6.1 Empowerment ........................................................................................... 11 1.6.2 Political skill ............................................................................................... 11 1.6.3 Political savvy or knowhow ... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.556 | 0.492 | [] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.741088 | [
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.................................................. 12 1.6.5 Organisational Citizenship Behaviour ........................................................ 12 1.7 OUTLINE OF THE STUDY........................................................................ 12 1.8 CONCLUDING REMARKS............................................ | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.536 | 0.508 | ["leadership", "education"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.741925 | [
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................................................. 58 3.6 COLLECTION OF DATA ........................................................................... 59 3.7 CAPTURING AND EDITING OF DATA ..................................................... 59 3.8 ANALYSIS OF DATA ........................................................ | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.473 | 0.502 | [] | 453 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.743489 | [
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................................................. 59 3.10 CONCLUDING REMARKS........................................................................ 60 CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ....................................................... 61 4.1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................. | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.504 | 0.502 | ["philosophy"] | 505 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.743658 | [
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................................................. 82 4.4.4 Fairness .................................................................................................... 85 viii 4.4.5 Uncertainty ................................................................................................ 87 4.4.6 Hierarchical struct... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.48 | 0.488 | [] | 493 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.744238 | [
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................................................. 105 CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 106 5.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 106 5.2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAIN PROBLEM............................................... ... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.501 | 0.514 | [] | 497 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.744362 | [
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ROJECT........................................... 107 5.5 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................... 110 5.7 CONCLUDING REMARKS ..................................................................... 112 LIST OF REFERENCES ..................................................... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.491 | 0.496 | [] | 434 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.744778 | [
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AIRE COVERING LETTER ............................ 119 ANNEXURE 2: THE MEASURING INSTRUMENT .............................................. 120 ix LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 Popular Beliefs about Organisational Politics ........................................ 15 Table 2.2 Factors Contributing to Organisational Politics...... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.541 | 0.53 | [] | 461 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.744898 | [
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................................................. 22 Table 2.4 Factors Leading to Corporate Politics ................................................... 26 Table 2.5 Full Range Leadership Model (modified by Barbuto 2000) ................... 37 Table 2.6 Political Savvy Steps ............................................... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.55 | 0.52 | ["leadership"] | 466 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.745091 | [
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................................................. 60 x LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE 4.1: GENDER OF THE STAFF RESPONDENTS................................... 62 FIGURE 4.2: RACE OF THE STAFF .................................................................... 62 FIGURE 4.3: AGE OF THE STAFF RESPONDENTS ........................... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.495 | 0.544 | ["education"] | 501 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.745267 | [
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CES ............................................. 78 FIGURE 4.22: THE SAME ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN ALL THE COMPANY DEPARTMENTS ................................................ 79 xi FIGURE 4.23: I HAVE CLEAR, PLANNED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR MY JOB ....................................................... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.51 | 0.536 | ["career"] | 450 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.745969 | [
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................................................. 83 FIGURE 4.28: MANAGERS IN THIS COMPANY ENCOURAGE OPEN THINKING .................................................................................................................. 84 FIGURE 4.29: THERE ARE POLITICAL PRACTICES SUCH AS BACKSTABBING TAKING PLACE ............. | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.39 | 0.528 | ["management", "education"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.746262 | [
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OR IT ............................................................................................................... 85 FIGURE 4.31: ALL EMPLOYEES ARE TREATED AS EQUAL ............................ 86 FIGURE 4.32: FAVOURITISM EXISTS IN THIS COMPANY ................................. 87 FIGURE 4.33: POLICY CHANGES IN THI... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.506 | 0.52 | ["communication"] | 447 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.746432 | [
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................................................. 88 FIGURE 4.34: COMPANY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE SHARED THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY ............................................................. 89 FIGURE 4.35: PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE VAGUE IN THIS COMPANY 90 FIGURE 4.36: COMPANY STRUCTURE MAKES IT HARD TO HAVE YOUR VOICE... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.523 | 0.544 | ["philosophy"] | 497 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.746563 | [
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IONS REACH THE TOP .............................. 92 FIGURE 4.38: ASKING PERMISSION BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ................... 93 FIGURE 4.39: PERFORMANCE IS REWARDED WHEN LEADERS EXPECTATIONS ARE FULFILLED .......................................................... 94 FIGURE 4.40: MY SUPERVISOR IS NOT PRESENT WHEN HE IS... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.546 | 0.66 | ["leadership", "war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 481 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.746697 | [
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................................................. 96 FIGURE 4.42: MY SUPERVISOR AVOIDS TAKING A STAND ON ISSUES AND DOESN‘T EMPHASISE RESULTS ........................................................... 96 xii FIGURE 4.43: MY SUPERVISOR SPEAKS ENTHUSIASTICALLY ABOUT OUR GOALS AS A TEAM ..................................... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.535 | 0.536 | ["management", "war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.747575 | [
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.......................................................... 98 FIGURE 4.45: MY SUPERVISOR INSPIRES OTHERS TO PERFORM ............... 99 FIGURE 4.46: MY SUPERVISOR IS ABLE TO CREATE A STRONG SENSE OF PURPOSE AMONG EMPLOYEES ......................................................... 100 FIGURE 4.47: MY SUPERVISOR HAS THE A... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.519 | 0.534 | ["motivation", "philosophy"] | 443 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.747772 | [
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................................................. 101 FIGURE 4.48: MY SUPERVISOR ENCOURAGES CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF EMPLOYEES .............................. 102 1 CHAPTER 1: PROBLEM STATEMENT AND DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS 1.1 INTRODUCTION The role of leadership in modern organisations has changed. Effective l... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.643 | 0.814 | ["leadership"] | 465 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.747934 | [
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ts of the perceptions of organisational politics. In a perfect world, according to Hanft (2006, as cited in Kinicki and Kreitner, 2008:327), individuals and cooperative interests would be closely aligned and everyone would move forward as one. Instead, a rather messy situation is typically found in which self-interest ... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.451 | 0.846 | ["war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 501 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.748065 | [
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ade, and people end up working at cross-purposes. He goes on to say that leaders need to be able to guide diverse individuals, who are often powerfully motivated to put their own self-interests first, to pursue common objectives. No less than the ultimate survival of the organisation is at stake, in this tug-of-war bet... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.486 | 0.862 | ["leadership", "motivation", "negotiation", "war_conflict"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.748205 | [
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of power to negotiate different interests among members while maintaining one‘s interests in certain organisational issues (Dhar, 2009:37). Schultz, Bagraim, Potgieter, Viedge and Werner (2005:157) state that mustering the forces required to navigate power and politics within an organisation takes respect, patience and... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.489 | 0.846 | ["negotiation"] | 511 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.748336 | [
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viduals or groups hold in an organisation that decides whether conflict will rule or not. When employees are treated as key participants in the success of organisations, the total amount of power within the organisation will increase. It has been proven that organisations without a philosophy of empowerment will not su... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.421 | 0.864 | ["war_conflict", "leadership", "decision_making", "philosophy"] | 511 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.748505 | [
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ust persevere with their efforts (Schultz et al., 2005). Vidoga (2002:572) defines organisational politics as the complex mixture of power, influence, and interest-seeking behaviour that dominate individuals‘ activity in the workplace. DuBrin (2010:210) defines organisational politics as an informal approach of gaining... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.448 | 0.844 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.748629 | [
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politics and its effect on employees and organisational well-being seriously and with the utmost consideration. DuBrin (2010:210) goes on to remark that in this sense, the meaning of politics in an organisation is conceptualised as the exercise of power to negotiate different interests among members while maintaining o... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.448 | 0.836 | ["negotiation"] | 474 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.748752 | [
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tential consequences and effect on work outcomes. Theoretical arguments suggest that politics often interferes with normal organisational processes such as decision-making, promotion, and rewards which damages productivity and performance at individual and organisational levels (Dhar, 2009:37). Truty (2006) states that... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.494 | 0.84 | ["decision_making", "war_conflict", "philosophy", "rhetoric"] | 511 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.748878 | [
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secrecy and denial, and the overt articulation of office politics continues to be taboo in the workplace. Management chooses to ignore the politics that become rife in the organisation due to conflicting agendas. The choice to ignore is often brought about by management‘s fear of been ‗sucked in‘ to the situation (Trut... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.464 | 0.86 | ["management", "leadership", "decision_making", "motivation", "war_conflict"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749004 | [
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to enhance productivity, to motivate employees and ultimately to assist the organisation in meeting its desired outcomes. 3 Coetsee (2002:7) notes that no organisation will survive in a turbulent environment without individuals who are able to supply both leadership and management. He goes on to state that this new man... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.424 | 0.832 | ["leadership", "management", "motivation", "education", "philosophy"] | 438 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749135 | [
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of the world in which his role must be performed. The manager-leader should serve to unlock the potential of people and team members and create a motivating environment, which stimulates ownership behaviour and commitment. This will lead to greater effort by employees, increased performance and satisfaction (Coetsee, 2... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.463 | 0.85 | ["management", "philosophy", "leadership"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749258 | [
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appropriate steps to curb the political environment prevailing in the organisation. He goes on to say that, management should encourage equity and transparency and promote a culture of organisational support amongst the employees. In order to achieve satisfaction and transparency in the working environment, leaders nee... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.51 | 0.85 | ["leadership", "management", "career"] | 511 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749420 | [
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airness prevail, resulting in increased job satisfaction and job involvement, and reducing turnover intention and job stress. The key for today‘s leaders is to develop the ability to navigate the political minefield and help create a competitive, functional and supportive working environment. 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT Mana... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.502 | 0.83 | ["career", "leadership", "management", "war_conflict"] | 460 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749531 | [
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ll effectiveness and efficiency of organisations. Politics in an organisation can be both positive and negative and it therefore becomes important for management to identify employees who possess the capabilities necessary to move the organisation forward. These employees will need to recognise the factors leading to a... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.506 | 0.848 | ["leadership", "management", "war_conflict", "philosophy"] | 511 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749693 | [
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business environment, formal rules and procedures are no longer adequate in organisations. Organisations operate under conditions of resource constraints where individuals have to rely on informal and unsanctioned means to advance their goals leading to political behaviour. This new behaviour in the organisation makes ... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.453 | 0.838 | ["leadership", "philosophy"] | 480 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749826 | [
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skills are the secret weapon of winning leaders. In a study conducted by Roffey Park as part of her research carried out by Matthews (2004:50), it was found that from a sample of more than one thousand directors, managers and HR professionals, more than 61 per cent of respondents engaged in political behaviour, which h... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.548 | 0.87 | ["leadership", "strategy", "management", "career", "education"] | 511 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.749952 | [
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ainful for some people; a good politician, or leader, always explains why change is important (Matthews, 2004:50). Matthews (2004:50) suggests that people choose not to be involved in, or take part in office politics due to the stigma attached to it. Furthermore, he contends that people‘s instinctive manipulation of po... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.467 | 0.872 | ["leadership"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.750060 | [
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l behaviour which organisations need to consider. All the factors listed above, in some way or another, influence the performance of employees and the satisfaction they hold towards their jobs. When leaders fail to manage politics in an organisation, employee stress levels inevitably increase. This increased stress, co... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.428 | 0.838 | ["career", "philosophy", "leadership", "war_conflict"] | 478 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.750468 | [
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sults in employees‘ intention to leave companies. The inevitable truth of such a scenario is that companies lose their competitive advantage and risk the chance of failure altogether. Based on the aforementioned, this current study will concentrate on the following: What is the impact of leadership on Organisational Po... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.629 | 0.856 | ["leadership", "education", "philosophy"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.750556 | [
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b Question 1 What does the literature research reveal about the impact of office politics on the organisation? Sub Question 2 What political tactics and strategies does the literature reveal that will assist managers in effectively dealing with politics in the work environment? 6 Sub Question 3 How can the results of t... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.627 | 0.856 | ["management"] | 487 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.750685 | [
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organisational politics in an effort to help the organisation become more effective. In order to achieve the primary objective, the following secondary objectives were pursued: 1.4.2 Secondary research objectives The secondary objectives of this current study include: To assess the outcomes of strategies used by lead... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.515 | 0.858 | ["education", "leadership"] | 511 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.750867 | [
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rsued: A secondary literature review study was conducted around the subject of office politics and political skills; A questionnaire was constructed and handed to respondents of the chosen sample in order to collect primary data on the impact of leadership on office politics; The questionnaire was given to employ... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.513 | 0.698 | ["leadership", "education"] | 448 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.751042 | [
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re used to make recommendations to the Scanix group as to the best ways to manage politics in the business environment. 1.5 METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY A paradigm is a framework that guides how research should be constructed, based on people‘s philosophies and their assumptions about the world and the nature of 8 knowledg... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.438 | 0.838 | ["education", "philosophy"] | 434 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.751654 | [
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s the respondents do not always give 10 feedback. It was therefore desirable to achieve a sample size of between 30 and 40 respondents. The organisation studied, Scanix Group, came into existence in 1994 with the establishment of Boardware (Pty) Ltd. In 2001 two more companies, Mustrade Nineteen (Pty) Ltd trading as Mu... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.321 | 0.868 | ["war_conflict", "economy"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.753238 | [
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abinetmakers and joiners with ready-to-fit units. Mustbuild specialises in the wholesale and retail trade of supplying building materials and relevant products to other retailers and builders. Timbercity Mossel Bay specialises in the DIY market. The Boardware Group of Companies benefits greatly from being part of a fra... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.486 | 0.854 | ["salary", "war_conflict", "economy"] | 512 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.753403 | [
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e sample selected in the Scanix Group of Companies. Different categories of staff were selected, namely Senior Management, Management, Supervisors, Sales staff, as well as the clerical and production worker categories. 1.5.2 The measuring instruments Both secondary as well as primary data was used in an effort to achie... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.368 | 0.852 | ["management", "philosophy"] | 504 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.753470 | [
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a list of carefully structured questions chosen after considerable testing, with a view to eliciting reliable responses. The questionnaire was designed, keeping in mind the variables identified in the research question. The questionnaires were distributed via e-mail and through group distribution. During the interview ... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.525 | 0.844 | ["philosophy", "interview", "economy", "education"] | 497 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.753611 | [
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measuring instruments are depicted in Annexure 2. 1.6 TERMINOLOGY The following definitions briefly describe a number of terms that will be utilised in conceptualising the research: 1.6.1 Empowerment According to Coetsee (2002:33), empowerment allows people the freedom to decide how to do things. The critical underlyin... | https://files01.core.ac.uk/download/pdf/145044341.pdf | THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL POLITICS BY CHARLES A ROBB | files01.core.ac.uk | public_domain | false | 0.4 | 0.696 | ["decision_making", "social_justice"] | 483 | Navigating Organizational Politics Leadership | topic | 2026-04-13T15:27:06.753752 | [
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