Individuals are likely to indulge in office politics for a wide number of reasons such as the need to preserve status, to undermine rivals, to secure scarce resources, or to block changes considered a disadvantage to a particular agenda.
According to Buchanan and Badham (1999), what best describes some of the tactics that may be used?

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Tactics often used in office politics, as described by Buchanan and Badham, include controlling access to information, blaming and attacking others, and aligning oneself with more powerful others to gain advantage or influence within an organization.

Individuals Are Likely to Indulge in Office Politics for a Wide