Importance Of Organizational Politics

Introduction
Politics is a commonly-used word in the twenty-first century and appears to be involving so naturally in our life. But where and how exactly does politics influence our lives? It is somehow a surprisingly tricky problem since we find it hard to set the boundary of ‘political’ and ‘non-political’ life.
To answer this question, first of all, we have to think about what is politics. As is defined by Heywood in Political Theory: An Introduction, politics ‘is a social activity; it arises out of interaction between or among people, and did not, for example, occur on Robinson Crusoe’s island – though it certainly did once Man Friday appeared.’ It is an extreme example which shows that there are some political events going on even between

But just as Adrian Leftwich argued in What is Politics?, politics ‘is at the heart of all collective social activity, formal and informal, public and private, in all human groups, institutions and societies’ , politics not only takes place when we join the institution of the state and really ‘get in’ the pool, but also exists at every level and in every sphere of human societies.
Organizational politics, or more generally being called as workplace politics, is one of the typical forms of politics that happened between individuals on a daily basis and can be found commonly in modern society. Organizational politics is usually defined as influence tactics used by organization members to improve personal or organizational interests.
Place a modern business institution as an example, promotion actions, reorganization decisions, and the development, flow, and use of information needed by organizational members all involve power use ,which means using tactics and social networking appropriately also help an individual to gain power, therefore achieve success in his career. When someone is unconsciously paying more attention to the use of words when talking in the office, trying hard to maintain a good relationship with his colleagues and doing everything he can to earn a promotion, he have already

We know what's going on, we should take matters into our own hands."
Although the movement is still an immature political movement which contained radical actions such as violently occupied the Legislature Building, undeniably, it is an example of how Taiwanese youths voluntarily participate in politics. There is also a general idea considering that the existence of channels for public participation in the political process is likely to increase the propensity for citizens to comply voluntarily with governmental rules and orders. Despite whether or not their ideas are wise, they are just simply trying their best to care for the country.
Chinese students, on the other hand, somehow may be encountering politics in a much earlier year than Taiwanese students did. At the age of six, almost all children pledge to join the Young Pioneer of China, a mass youth organization for children managed by the Chinese Communist