Power Politics And Conflict In Organizations

Author : Samuel B. Bacharach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power and Politics in Organizations written by Samuel B. Bacharach and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toward a political theory of organizations; Form of power; Content of power; Authority structure and coalition formation; Interest group versus coalition politics; Conflict as bargaining; Theory of bargaining tactics; Coercion in intraorganizational bargaining; Influence networks and decision making.

Author : Jeffrey Pfeffer
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
ISBN 13 : 1422143457
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing With Power written by Jeffrey Pfeffer and published by Harvard Business Press. This book was released on 1993-11-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although much as been written about how to make better decisions, a decision by itself changes nothing. The big problem facing managers and their organizations today is one of implementation--how to get things done in a timely and effective way. Problems of implementation are really issues of how to influence behavior, change the course of events, overcome resistance, and get people to do things they would not otherwise do. In a word, power. Managing With Power provides an in-depth look at the role of power and influence in organizations. Pfeffer shows convincingly that its effective use is an essential component of strong leadership. With vivid examples, he makes a compelling case for the necessity of power in mobilizing the political support and resources to get things done in any organization. He provides an intriguing look at the personal attributes—such as flexibility, stamina, and a high tolerance for conflict—and the structural factors—such as control of resources, access to information, and formal authority—that can help managers advance organizational goals and achieve individual success.

Author : Joseph Carter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976119302
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power, Politics, and Conflict in Organizations written by Joseph Carter and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a no shortage of people with MBA?s or other business degrees in the U.S., yet effective business leaders and managers are in short supply.Business students study a large amount of management theory but the theory is given to students in a form that is not readily useful in the real world.Politics is the dominant force driving most organizations, yet business schools barely scratch the surface of organizational politics.Most businesses are not being managed sensibly. Corrupt and ineffective CEOs are plundering and destroying companies, undermining domestic productivity. This increases the economic pressure on companies to export quality jobs.U.S. companies must be managed more sensibly to improve domestic productivity and help stem the loss of jobs.Change is NeededOne needs Power in a company to make change happen. This book mentors you to maximize your power in a company, and advance to positions of power.Once you are in a position of power, it will show you how to put management tools to work to get real improvement in productivity and profitability.A must for anyone preparing for a management position or planning to run their own business.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976119319
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power, Politics and Conflict in Organizations written by and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Buchanan
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1473903491
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power, Politics, and Organizational Change written by David Buchanan and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2008-02-19 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `Many books on management are sanitized, cleanly technical accounts of the unreality of managerial life and work. Politics hardly feature. This book tells it like it is: it dishes the dirt, gets low-down, into the funky and fascinating politics of organizational life′ - Stewart Clegg, Aston Business School and University of Technology, Sydney Combining a practical and theoretical guide to the politics of organizational change, this book provides an exceptional resource to students of change management, and organizational behaviour. Buchanan and Badham show how the change agent who is not politically skilled will fail, and that it is necessary to be able and willing to intervene in the political processes of the organization. This revised edition includes a range of excellent new material and features, including: - a new chapter on gender in approaches to organization politics - a full range of teaching materials including case studies, incident reports, self-assessments, and more - Each chapter recommends a feature film (or DVD) to illustrate aspects of organization politics - fresh research evidence - recent literature on the nature of entrepreneurial politics; - a model of political expertise, and how that can be developed This lively and engaging book is key to MBA and other Masters degree candidates taking courses in change management, and organizational behaviour. It will also be valuable for practising managers on tailored executive programmes in organization politics.

Author : Wolfgang Dorow
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3322898326
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Politics written by Wolfgang Dorow and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The political analysis of organisations has gained increasing significance in the last 10 years. In the Anglo-American research in particular the most significant and up-to-date questions from the broad research field of Organizational Politics, have been taken up and examined from a scientific perspective that is essentially empirical. Much attention has been paid to the phenomena of power, the generation and handling of conflict in organisations (with emphasis on the managerial viewpoint), as well as to industrial conflict as a conflict between employers and trade unions. Interesting research results have been achieved in these areas, which can also be found in the German literature. Despite this progress, no consensus can yet be traced in the existing literature upon the definition of the object of research, the problem formulation and the research goal. In view of the different perspectives of the object of research that exist, the integration of multiple research results presents difficulties: the advantage of cooperative, particularly international research results cannot be exploited to the full, and as a result of the absence of a complete research "road map", gaps in the research are discovered more by chance, rather than being identified and elaborated systematically. Furthermore, the economic problems of power, conflict and conflict-handling, which are of great significance for business corporations have received surprisingly little attention. Another weakness is the rather loose relationship that exists with Political Science, which provides important impetus, but which is as yet unsufficiently used as a permanent corresponding discipline.

Author : Cynthia Hardy
Publisher : Dartmouth Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power and Politics in Organizations written by Cynthia Hardy and published by Dartmouth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of articles exploring the issue of power in relation to organizations. It asserts that any attempt to understand the large literature on power must extend beyond the confines of organization and management theory. The argument underlying the volume is that broad exploration is essential because management studies of power have been for the most part, severely constrained, tending to view power from a functionalist perspective. In so doing issues of how power becomes embedded in existing organizational structures, cultures, practices, rules and regulations have been ignored.

Author : Samuel A. Culbert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0029059402
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Radical Management written by Samuel A. Culbert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1985 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that trust is a key to organizational effectiveness, tells how to avoid misunderstandings and counterproductive power struggles, and gives advice on leadership, motivation, and teamwork.

Author : Gilbert W. Fairholm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313379777
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Organizational Power Politics written by Gilbert W. Fairholm and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This updated edition of the award-winning volume is a contemporary guidebook for understanding and using personal power in organizational settings of all kinds. In 1993, when it named the first edition of Organizational Power Politics: Tactics in Organizational Leadership an Outstanding Academic Book, Choice said, "It contributes to the analysis and discussion of an issue that has, as yet, not received adequate attention." Now this acclaimed book returns in a fully updated new edition that gives readers proven strategies for using power to achieve personal and group objectives in all kinds of contexts—work, social, religious, military, and more. Based on extensive research, Organizational Power Politics looks at important underlying theories about the use of interpersonal power, as well as examples of successful operational approaches in the workplace and elsewhere. At its heart are 22 specific power tactics applicable to a wide range of organizations and situations, complete with activities, self-evaluations, and discussion questions that will help anyone sharpen their power skills. This edition features two new chapters: one that looks at multinational organizations and one focusing on the middle layers of large-scale organizations.

Author : Roderick Moreland Kramer
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761908616
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power and Influence in Organizations written by Roderick Moreland Kramer and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-08-11 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a readily accessible compilation of current, original scholarly research in the area of power and influence in organizations. It offers a rich exploration of emerging trends and new perspectives.