Corporate politics refers to the activities between individuals within an organization. Such activities are geared towards the process of controlling people and policies with the hope that an individual will achieve power (Yates, 2005). On the other hand, management deals with all skills and processes associated with organizing, controlling and leading a team towards the desired direction. It means, therefore, that there is no big difference between politics and management as they both require a leader with all skills of organizational leadership and experience. In fact, one needs to deal with both internal and external affairs around the functions of a firm for them to understand critical issues of governance in order to make sound decisions and into the upper management of the organization. Without politics, an organizational leader stands disadvantaged in managing things and people since they will have minimal understanding of their affairs.
The impact that politics bring is that it creates the culture as well as guiding the organization to a specified direction. Here, organizational culture constitutes all the values and shared beliefs that influence the functions and management of an organization. As a decision-making tool, politics will always dictate how employees dress, act in response to certain situations and how they will go about carrying their daily duties. For instance, if the upper management instills the principles of diversity, the entire workforce will embrace diversity and respect to other people’s affairs. If the administration lacks enough control of the workforce, it could create a culture where there is confusion, lack of transparency and hence leading to the organization to inadequate production. Successful corporate firms engage politics of principles to help the firm achieve the set goals and objectives.
References
Yates, D. (2005). The politics of management. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
