Organizational politics typically involves:

A) an unconscious attempt to increase your own power.
B) a conscious attempt to motivate others to work harder for the firm.
C) attempts to influence others to promote personal objectives.
D) helping other employees to fulfill their needs through organizational activities.
E) none of the above.

Organizational politics typically involves attempts to influence others to promote personal objectives, rather than simply trying to motivate others or fulfill their needs. These attempts can be conscious or unconscious, and they may involve a wide range of different strategies and tactics, including building alliances, using persuasion or coercion, and engaging in strategic behavior. Ultimately, the goal of organizational politics is to gain and maintain power within the organization, and to use that power to achieve individual goals and objectives.