Examining an Illusion: The Role of Deceptive Behaviors In Organizations
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 32 (4) , 287-295
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872677903200402
Abstract
Viewing organizations as political environments, the paper examines the nature and function of deceptive behaviors in organizations. Key concepts presented are the personal and work-related power acquisition behaviors of individuals and the differential exhibition of these behaviors within highand low-slack organizational systems. Within the framework of deceptive behaviors as a function of the form of power acquisition behaviors and nature of the organization, the underlying basis of deceptive behaviors, the benefits of deception to organizational members, and the benefits of deception to the organization are discussed.Keywords
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