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OD & Organizational PowerOD & Organizational Power
and Politicsand Politics
OD & Organizational PowerOD & Organizational Power
and Politicsand Politics
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To empower yourself
To facilitate the empowerment
of others
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Relationship Among Social Influence, Power,Relationship Among Social Influence, Power,
and Politicsand Politics
Organizational
politics
Use of power for
personal interests
Capacity to
exert influence
Social influence
Unsuccessful
Successful
Power
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Commitment
Consequences of Power
RewardPower
LegitimatePower
CoercivePower
ExpertPower
ReferentPower
Resistance
Compliance
Sourcesof Power Consequencesof Power
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Harassment and PowerHarassment and Power
Harasser stereotypes the victim as subservientHarasser stereotypes the victim as subservient
and powerlessand powerless
Harasser threatens job security or safetyHarasser threatens job security or safety
through coercive or legitimate powerthrough coercive or legitimate power Hostile work environment harassmentHostile work environment harassment
continues when the victim lacks power to stopcontinues when the victim lacks power to stop
the behaviourthe behaviour
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Office Romance and PowerOffice Romance and Power
Co-workers believe that employees inCo-workers believe that employees in
relationships abuse their power to favourrelationships abuse their power to favour
each other.each other.
Higher risk of harassment when relationshipHigher risk of harassment when relationship
breaks off.breaks off.
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Organizational Politics: More Likely at theOrganizational Politics: More Likely at the
TopTop
ExtenttoWhichPoliticalActiv
ityisLikely(range0-3)
ExtenttoWhichPoliticalActiv
ityisLikely(range0-3)
Production andProduction and
blue collarblue collar
Clerical andClerical and
white collarwhite collar
Technical andTechnical and
professionalprofessional
LowerLower
managementmanagement
MiddleMiddle
managementmanagement
UpperUpper
managementmanagement
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1.21.2
1.11.1
1.01.0
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Organizational LevelOrganizational Level
(.18)(.18)
(.50)(.50)(.54)(.54)
(.73)(.73)
(1.07)(1.07)
(1.22)(1.22)Political activityis perceived to
increase at higher
organizational levels
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Types of
Organizational
Politics
Managingimpressions
Attacking andblaming
Creatingobligations
Cultivatingnetworks
Types of Organizational
Politics
Controllinginformation
Formingcoalitions
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Impression ManagementImpression Management
ConformityConformity
: agreeing with anothers opinion to get their approval: agreeing with anothers opinion to get their approval
ExcusesExcuses: Explanations of a predicament-creating event aimed at minimizing the: Explanations of a predicament-creating event aimed at minimizing theapparent severity of the predicamentapparent severity of the predicament
ApologiesApologies: Admitting responsibility for an undesirable event and simultaneously: Admitting responsibility for an undesirable event and simultaneouslyseeking to get a pardon for the actionseeking to get a pardon for the action
AcclamationsAcclamations: Explanation of favorable events to maximize the desirable: Explanation of favorable events to maximize the desirableimplications for oneself.implications for oneself.
FlatteryFlattery: Complimenting others on their virtues in an effort to make oneself: Complimenting others on their virtues in an effort to make oneselfappear perceptive and likeableappear perceptive and likeable
FavorsFavors: Doing something nice for someone to gain that persons approval: Doing something nice for someone to gain that persons approval
AssociationAssociation: Enhancing or protecting ones image by managing information: Enhancing or protecting ones image by managing information
about people and things with which one is associatedabout people and things with which one is associated..
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Types of
Organizational
Politics
Attacking andblaming
Creatingobligations
Cultivatingnetworks
Controllinginformation
Formingcoalitions
It was Johns
fault
I thought
you
knew
We agreed
that
Look who
I know
You
scratch myback
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ConditionsSupporting
Organizational
Politics
Scarce
Resources
Complex andAmbiguous
Decisions
Personal
Characteristics
Tolerance ofPolitics
Conditions for Organizational
Politics
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ConditionsSupporting
Organizational
Politics
Scarce
Resources
Complex andAmbiguous
Decisions
Personal
Characteristics
Tolerance ofPolitics
Conditions for Organizational
Politics
Deceit is
appropriate
Zero-sum
rewards
Internal locus
of controlPerceived
alternatives?
It works here
Democratic
decision making
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Controlling Political Behaviour
Peer PressureAgainst Politics
RemovePolitical Norms
Free FlowingInformation
Manage ChangeEffectively
ProvideSufficientResources
IntroduceClear Rules
Hire
Low-PoliticsEmployees
IncreaseOpportunitiesfor Dialogue