Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface: Challenges and new frontiers for organizational politics in modern worksites / Eran Vigoda-Gadot, Amos Drory -- Pt. I: The individual's perspective: politics, personality and leadership. Organizational politics, leadership and performance in modern public worksites: a theoretical framework / Eran Vigoda-Gadot,Yinnon Dryzin-Amit -- Agreeableness and extraversion as moderators of the political influence compatibility--work outcomes relationship / John P. Meriac, Peter D. Villanova -- Personality and politics perceptions: a new conceptualization and illustration using OCBs / Christopher C. Rosen, Chu-Hsiang Chang, Paul E. Levy --Antecedents, processes and outcomes of collective (group-level) politics in organizations / Keith James -- The politics of impression management in organizations: contextual effects / Amos Drory, Nurit Zaidman. Pt. II: ethics and justice: values, fairness and the possibilities for trust in workplace politics. Organizational politics, definitions and ethics / Chris Provis -- The direct and indirect influence of organizational politics on organizational support, trust and commitment / Simon Albrecht -- Politics as determinant of fairness perceptions in organizations / Constant D. Beugre, Patrick R. Liverpool. Pt. III. Emotions and stress: organizational politics and employees' well-being. Organizational politics and workplace stress / Russell Cropanzano, Andrew Li -- The emotion of politics and the politics of emotions: affective and cognitive reactions to politics as a stressor / Yongmei Liu, Gerald R. Ferris, Darren C. Treadway, Melita L. Prati, Pamela L. Perrewe, Wayne A. Hochwarter -- The strain-related reactions to perceptions of organizational politics as a workplace stressor: political skill as a neutralizer / Robyn L. Brouer, Gerald R. Ferris, Wayne A. Hochwarter, Mary Dana Laird, David C. Gilmore. Pt. IV. Systems and performance: strategy, change and decision making as a political process. A micro-political perspective of strategic management / Jane Gunn, Stephen Chen -- Organizational politics: affective reactions, cognitive assessments, and their influence on organizational commitment and cynicism toward change / Simon Albrecht -- The relationship between perceptions of politics, social support, withdrawal and performance / Jonathon R.B. Halbesleben, Anthony R. Wheeler -- Competing perspectives on the role of understanding in the politics perceptions--job performance relationship: a test of the 'antidote' versus 'distraction' hypotheses / Wayne A. Hochwarter, Robert W. Kolodinsky, Lawrence A. Witt, Angela T. Hall, Gerald R. Ferris, Michele K. Kacmar -- The symbiosis of organizational politics and organizational democracy / David Butcher, Martin Clarke. Pt. V. The professionals' perspective: human resource management and consulting in a political environment. Speaking truth to power: three perspectives on consultation / Robert T. Golembiewski -- Twelve foundations for the power position of consultants / Astrid I. Boogers-van Griethuijsen, Ben J. M. Emans, Janku I. Stoker, Arndt M. Sorge -- Organizational politics: building positive political strategies in turbulent times / Ronnie Kurchner-Hawkins, Rima Miller.