Drishtikon: A Management Journal

Kalpana Agrawal ¹

Affiliations
1 Assistant Professor, Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore

Abstract

Politics in organizations is a fact and we all have to live with. It ranges from the ostensibly harmless gossip in the corridor to the power games in the boardroom. Those who learn how to use it to their advantages are the ones who get ahead. In simple terms, politics is power in action. But power can be used positively as well as negatively. Sometimes politics is using underhand means and other manipulative behaviors like backstabbing, stealing of ideas, and scapegoat to achieve one's own goals. Negative organizational politics hampers creativity, productivity, fairness, motivation and teamwork. whereas healthy organizational politics generates competitive environment in an organization. Pressure to perform well above others, high competition for the rewards and promotions, and a thirst for power are the major causes that lead people to engage in organizational politics. The present study is an empirical attempt to identify the determinants of organizational politics in professional educational institutes. The study is exploratory in nature. The principle component method of factor analysis using varimax rotation was applied to identify the factors that determine the organizational politics in professional educational institutes. Statistical package of social science (SPSS) is used to analyze the primary data of the study. The findings of the study would be helpful for the top management of many professional educational institutes to understand the political dynamics of their institutes. The study would be equally useful for teaching and non-teaching staff of professional educational institutes. The study will also open the new vistas of research in the field of management.

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Kalpana Agrawal ¹, Heena Jain ², Anukool M. Hyde ¹

Affiliations
1 Prestige Institute of Mgmt. and Research, Indore
2 Prestige Institute of Mgmt. and Research, Indore.

Abstract

Retail sector is a market where there is organized methodology for the sale of goods. The retail sector is presently undergoing a transition in India. Previously, customers used to go to 'Kirana' stores to purchases their necessities. The Indian retail market, which is the fifth largest retail destination globally, was ranked second after Vietnam as the most attractive emerging market for investment in the retail sector by AT Kearney's seventh annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), in 2008. The share of retail trade in the country's gross domestic product (GDP) was between 8-10 per cent in 2007. It is currently around 12 per cent, and is likely to reach 22 per cent by 2010. Performance management includes activities to ensure that goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner. Performance management focus on performance of the organization, a department, processes product or service, employees'qualities etc. This study is an attempt to find out the factors which are important for performance management in retail sector in Indore city.

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