Question

Explain the role of Individual and Organisational antecedents in managing organizational political behavior.

Answer 1

The term organizational politics refers to the informal ways people try to exercise influence in organizations through the management of shared meaning. As such, politics should be viewed as neither an inherently bad nor good phenomenon but rather one to be observed, analyzed, and comprehended to gain a more informed understanding of organizations and how they operate. Theory and research on organizational politics has fallen into essentially three categories. One area concerns itself with the nature of actual political behavior, types of tactics and strategies, and their consequences. A second category focuses on perceptions of politics in work environments by individual employees, the antecedents of such perceptions, and their consequences. hope it help

Answer 2

Interactional psychology theory proposes and tests an usage model of social media analyzing individual and  organizational factors. It states that organizational compatibility and bond with social media are key determinants of social media usage in sales, as well as individual commitment. Customer engagement with social media predicts social media usage both directly and  through the individual and organizational analyzed factors, especially organizational compatibility  and bonds.

Evidences of synergistic effects between individual compatibility and commitment, is not found at the organizational level