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Ethical Considerations in Organizational Politics: Expanding the Perspective

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The aim of this study is to contribute to a conceptualization of organizational politics that underscores the possibility of developing positive political behavior at the workplace. In this respect, we seek to provide a context of re-evaluating the normative foundations of organizational politics. Normative issues are critically discussed in the context of mainstream ethical theories that illuminate the interaction of ethics and political behavior. More specifically, it is argued that a deontological framework is of particular importance for the proper management of negative political behavior, whereas a virtue-ethics context can be employed so as to foster positive political behavior at the workplace. Finally, the implications of this approach for organizational life and HRM processes and practices are taken into consideration.

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Gotsis, G.N., Kortezi, Z. Ethical Considerations in Organizational Politics: Expanding the Perspective. J Bus Ethics 93, 497–517 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-009-0241-7

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