ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the factors that govern the effectiveness of decisions in a politically oriented model, and the subsequent influence on decision making effectiveness. The rule system in politically oriented environments influences decision effectiveness in those organizations that have an implicit orientation. The influences on rule effectiveness are seen to be the drivers of personal influence, decision politics and the formality of the role of the project shaper. The implication is that the more effective the rule environment is in organizations with an implicit emphasis on political rules, the more participants are likely to reinforce the rule environment with drivers of personal influence emphasize political dimensions. The presence of greater levels of agency was also perceived by participants as augmenting the effectiveness of the rule system. Collectively, within this study the dimensions of political drivers of influence, decision politics, and formality of the project shaper role and the presence of agency were observed to be primary determinants of rule effectiveness.
