"Organisational politics arise when people think differently and want to act differently" (Morgan 1986: 148) - Use examples to demonstrate the relevance of this proposition for understanding organisational behaviour.

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"Organisational politics arise when people think differently and want to act differently". (Morgan 1986: 148). Use examples to demonstrate the relevance of this proposition for understanding organisational behaviour.

We individuals act in the world on the basis of our experiences. Our actions are very dependent on our meanings, interpretations and aims. What we do in the world depends on how we understand our place in it, depends on how we perceive ourselves and our social and physical environment, it depends on how we perceive our circumstances.

Within an organisation, job roles are given. This is to determine their importance and power as a staff; some may have important job roles which may and most of the times include having a lot of power, others maybe seen as 'lower class'. This may affect our behaviour within the organisation.

Individuals and social entities behave so as to cope with their environment so that they can be satisfied; this enables them to reach their goals. Therefore, patterns of behaviour are developed which differs between each person. This is known as 'Organisational Behaviour'. The study of Organisational behaviour is a systematic attempt to understand the behaviour of people in organisations" (Dubrin,