There are many theories that arise as to how office politics exist. One such explanation that experts give us is the Prisoner's Dilemma.

It was called such as a comparison to two prisoners who will given the chance to reduce their sentences if they incriminate each other.

What does this have to do with office politics? In simple English, there is no team work because everybody is pushing his/her own interests.

Link: Prisoner's Dilemma - Science behind Office Politics

Surviving Office Politics

So much for office organization. In everything that we do, there is politics. There is even politics in the air that we breathe, so what more is the politics inside the office. It's quite unsurprising, isn't it? Surviving in the office is not through skill alone. It's also about making the right political moves. Time will tell you that some of the finest workers in your office were removed because of some nasty situations while some incompetent ones are still in the job. In this blog post we'll give you some advice on how to survive. Link: Surviving and Thriving (At Work And In Life): Office Politics Tags: office politics • incompetent coworkers • 0 Comments. - Permalink

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