THE IMPACT OF WORKPLACE POLITICS ON ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT: A THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE

Omowunmi Joshua Olusegun

Department of Public Administration

Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Nigeria

Email: omowunmijoshua7@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Organization emphasizes corporate unity in which all employees work with consistent strategies cascaded down through the various levels and processes. The study examined the effect of politics on workplace relationship vis-à-vis effective and efficient service delivery in various organizations. It is imperative for strategic positions to be occupied and decisions to be made that will drive the affairs of an administrative system amidst interpersonal relationship, lobbying and interference of different phases. The internet, theses, journals, archival materials and the vast expanse of literature assisted in no small measure in sourcing for relevant information to distil the subject matter of this paper. The author found evidences of pervasive tendencies for fleece behaviours among administrative officials despite standard rules and regulations guiding all activities. The paper concluded among others that politics influenced strategic and tactical decisions as well as organization development

Keynotes: Organization, Politics, Workplace, Development, Employe, Strategic