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Self Assessment 10.7
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Activity 10.7: Perceptions of Politics Scale (POPS)

The source of this scale is: Adapted from K. M. Kacmar, "Further Validation of the Perceptions of Politics Scale (Pops): A Multiple Sample Investigation," Journal of Management, 23 (1997), pp. 627-58.

This self-assessment is designed to help you to assess the degree to which you view your work environment as politically charged. The instrument consists of several statements that might or might not describe the school where you are attending classes. These statements refer to the administration of the school, not the classroom.
     Read each statement and indicate the extent to which you personally agree or disagree with the statement. Answer each item as truthfully as possible so that you get an accurate estimate of your perceptions of politics at this school.

Administrators at this school tend to build themselves up by tearing others down.
Employees at this school are encouraged to speak out frankly even when they are critical of well-established ideas.
There is no place for "yes-men" here; good ideas are desired even if it means disagreeing with superiors.
Agreeing with powerful administrators is the best alternative in this organization.
There has always been an influential group of administrators at this school that no one ever crosses.
Sometimes it is easier to remain quiet than to fight the system at this school.
It is best not to rock the boat in this organization.
At this school, telling others what they want to hear is sometimes better than telling the truth.
At this school, employees have to follow what they are told than to make up their own mind.
 
  





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