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This document discusses power and politics in organizations. It outlines 8 influence tactics including consultation, rational persuasion, inspirational appeals, and exchange tactics. It also discusses forming strategic alliances based on mutual respect, openness, trust, and mutual benefit. Uncertainty in organizations can trigger political behavior when there are unclear objectives, vague performance measures, ill-defined processes, or strong competition. The document defines types of power and bases of power within organizations. It also discusses organizational politics, coalitions, networks, political tactics, conflict, and 5 conflict handling styles.

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Socio Philosophical View On Education

This document discusses power and politics in organizations. It outlines 8 influence tactics including consultation, rational persuasion, inspirational appeals, and exchange tactics. It also discusses forming strategic alliances based on mutual respect, openness, trust, and mutual benefit. Uncertainty in organizations can trigger political behavior when there are unclear objectives, vague performance measures, ill-defined processes, or strong competition. The document defines types of power and bases of power within organizations. It also discusses organizational politics, coalitions, networks, political tactics, conflict, and 5 conflict handling styles.

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Power, Politics and Conflicts

Christine Joy T. Lomocso


8 Generic Influence Tactics
1. Consultation
2. Rational Persuasion
3. Inspirational appeals
4. Ingratiating tactics
5. Coalition tactics
6. Pressure tactics
7. Upward appeals
8. Exchange tactics
How to Extend Your Influence by
Forming Strategic Alliances
1. Mutual Respect
2. Opennes
3. Trust
4. Mutual Benefit

Uncertainty Triggers Political Behavior


1. Unclear Objectives
2.

Vague Performance Measures\

3.

ill - defined processes

4.

Strong Individual or Group Competition

5.

Any Type of Change


Levels of Political Action in
Organizations

The term power evokes mixed and often


passionate reaction
Power corrupts and absolute power
corrupts absolutely Lord Acton
Social Powerthe ability to marshal the
human
informational and material
resource to
get something done.
Power (Ability) and Authorityis the right
or the
obligation to seek
compliance.
Power is the demonstrated ability to
achieve compliance
Types of Power
Power
1. Socialized Power
2. Personalized Power

5 Bases of

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

1. Reward Power
Coercive Power
Coercive Power
Legitimate Power
Export Power
Referent Power

Delegation process of granting


decision-making authority to
subordinates

Organizational Politics-involves
intentional acts of influence to enhance or

Coalitionan informal group bound


together by the active pursuit of a single
issue
- issue oriented
Networkpeopleoriented
Political Tactic
1. Attacking or blaming others
2. Using information as a political tool
3. Creating a favorable image
4. Developing a basic of support
5. Praising other (ingratiation)
6. Forming power coalitions with strong allies
7. Associating with influential people
8. Creating obligations (reciprocity)
Conflictstrong disagreement between
people, groups, etc., that results in often
angry argument.
-argument, criticism, and disagreement
1. Functional Conflict is commonly referred to
in management circles as constructive
conflict or constructive confrontation.
2. Dysfunctional conflict by dealing with
personalities rather than with issues.
5 conflict-Handling Styles

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