Organizational Behavior Power & Politics Professor Dr. AAhad M. Osman-Gani‚ MBA‚ MA‚ PhD (USA) Director‚ Graduate School of Management Power Power refers to a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B‚ so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes. Power may exist but not be used. Probably the most important aspect of power is that it is a function of dependency. A person can have power over you only if he or she controls something you desire. 13-2 Power and Dependence Person
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POWER AS A SOURCE OF CONFLICTS WHAT IS POWER? Power is a measure of an entity’s ability to control its environment‚ including the behavior of other entities. The term authority is often used for power‚ perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust‚ but the exercise of power is accepted as important to humans as social beings. In the corporate environment‚ power is often expressed as upward or downward. With downward power‚ a superior influences subordinates
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scholars incorporate and acknowledge the ideas of other writers Topic ’Power‚ conflict and resistance are key determinants of organisational life’. Modern‚ symbolic-interpretive‚ post-modern and critical theory perspectives have different ways of understanding power‚ control and resistance in organisations. Choose two of the four theoretical perspectives and discuss how each perspective’s understanding of power‚ control and resistance in organisations contributes to different ideas about
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Nothing extraordinary happened last weekend. It was just like any other ordinary weekend. I got up later than usual on Saturday morning. After breakfast I went over to my friend Arul’s house and spent some time reading comics there. Arul has tons of comics. His father buys the latest for him. Being his friend‚ I get to read them too. We read comics till lunch-time. Then I went home‚ had lunch and took an afternoon nap. Taking an afternoon nap is a pleasure that I can indulge in only on weekends
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Effects of Being the Designated Driver Drinking and driving has been a problem in the United States for what seems like forever. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving‚ driving while intoxicated is “the crime most frequently committed by a non-criminal‚” (DWIfacts.net). It seems at least once a week there is a story in the news about someone leaving the bar drunk and never making it home. What if those people made a different choice? What if they chose‚ or chose to be a designated driver? Their
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Conflict is about power; it results from struggles to maintain or gain power The need for power is a reality of life; to use or abuse‚ to claim or deny‚ own or disown. However the struggle many go through to gain that feeling of control and power can lead to inner turmoil and conflict between others and one self. Set in the times of the tragic witch trials The Crucible is a drama that shows power resting on moral‚ legal and religious dynamics that lead to inner‚ social and religious conflicts
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Communication 2 4 Nov. 2013 The Principles of Power and Conflict in Relationships As relationships are formed we establish power dominances in any kind of relationship such as friendship‚ love‚ family‚ and in the workplace. I believe that the roles of who has power are changing in every type of relationship. Change might be welcome but as roles are changing not all support changes in the relationships such as in the workplace‚ and family. The principle of power comes in play most of the time in a workplace
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CONFLICT‚ POWER AND ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS Conflict is an interpersonal process that arises from disagreements over the goals to attain‚ the methods to be used to accomplish those goals‚ or even the tone of voice used as people express their positions. LEVELS OF CONFLICT Intrapersonal conflict – when an employee’s supervisors or peers send conflicting expectations to him or her‚ it is possible for intrapersonal role conflict to emerge from within an individual‚ as a result of competing roles
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‘We swing our power like a club and the world bides its time until our ignorance strips us of our glory’. Stack Abuse of power refers to the unwarranted use of authority. A person or group of people who abuse power‚ unjustifiably use their authority to exploit or harm those under their care or influence‚ or allow exploitation and perhaps harm to occur through lack of action. These powers can range in form‚ social position‚ physical strength‚ knowledge‚ technology‚ weapons‚ wealth‚ or the trust that
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This is done through the power gangs possesses‚ "gang warfare"‚ and the trust between gang members. Gang power can be seen in many communication theories. There are several types of power that gangs and gang leaders fall under. An example of this would be referent and legitimate power. Referent power can be described as the role model power. We identify with this person and therefore try to be like them. Legitimate power comes from people who we believe should be in power‚ like children to teacher
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