Question

Brianna is trying to increase her chances of being promoted to vice president by working to build good work relationships with other managers outside her own department.  Brianna's behavior should be viewed

dysfunctional politics, fucntional politics, coercive power, or functional influence?

Answer 1

Briana's behaviour should be viewed as dysfunctional politics.

Brianna is trying to increase her chances of being promoted to vice president by working to build good work relationships with other managers outside her own department.  Brianna's behavior should be viewed as dysfunctional politics.

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October 13, 2008

How Does Dysfunctional Behavior Influence Team Performance – and What Can You Do about It?

Research by Dr. Michael Cole

Dysfunctional behavior can substantially harm work team functioning and diminish organizations' success. As a recent study shows ( Journal of Applied Psychology , September 2008), dysfunctional behavior creates negative emotions among team members which, in turn, diminishes team performance. These consequences disappear, however, if team members refrain from expressing their negative feelings. Thus, the effective management of members' emotions is key to preventing team performance detriments.

With the increasing use of teams, team performance has become a critical component of organizational success. Thus, organizations desire employees who are "team players", that is, who are willing and able to work effectively in team settings. Nevertheless, dysfunctional behavior occurs frequently in work teams, including employee theft and sabotage, social undermining, and antisocial activities directed towards teammates.