Women Say Organizational Politics Taint Management Styles Gainesville, FL - The boss who lets organizational politics override effective management is familiar to 78 percent of those responding to a survey featured on the Insider Views on Workplace Issues Web site. At the same time, 79 percent of respondents have interacted with the boss who demands loyalty from his subordinates but who does not reciprocate such allegiance. "The reality is most working women don't encounter the textbook version of management when they enter the business world," says Dr. Sarah Banda Purvis, an independent consultant and author, who has developed a series of surveys to determine what women in the workplace are thinking based on their personal experiences. "Managers who provide the support and resources to enable employees to get their jobs done successfully are few and far between. A more common management species is the egocentric boss, who tends to look out only for No. 1." More than 100 individuals have responded to this ongoing survey since it recently was posted online. To date, females reflect 94 percent of respondents, with 87 percent aged 26 to 55 and 84 percent employed by others. Additional findings include: 73% have encountered bosses who tend to stereotype working women as clerical or "go-fer" personnel. 66% know of bosses who abuse their organizations' performance review programs. 65% have come into contact with hypocritical bosses. 60% are familiar with the boss who says one thing to employees, but whose actions reflect quite the opposite. 56% have come across the boss who treats employees as possessions. 51% know bosses who relate to women only on a physical level. For more information and current cumulative results can be accessed from Insider Views on Workplace Issues, a Web site intended to provide a forum for firsthand insights about issues affecting women in the workplace. Also see: • Dealing with difficult people • Why women don't help other women