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A political framework was used to identify data pertaining to fiscal stringency, organizational structure, goal orientation and decision making process.","The results indicated that high levels of unit budget stringency led to political activity on the campuses but with variance according to the structure and goal orientation dimensions identified in the study design. Ideological orientations of decision makers were also seen to be important in preoccupations with issues of equity and justice which in turn were reflected in the need to justify political behaviors. Institutional environments played a critical role as the concerns with regard to job security and the influence of media and campus groups stimulated varying levels of competitive and sometimes adversarial behavior. Other important factors leading to political activity were perceptions of unit leaders, retrenchment time frameworks, unit characteristics and the power or influence of units involved in the process.","The preceding results suggest the need for academic leaders to have full understanding of political realities within and outside their institutions and to construct retrenchment programs with sensitivity to these political dynamics as they impact organizational processes.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T18:43:57Z (GMT). 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