Power & Politics

INTRODUCTION

Alliances and coalitions in organizationscompete for resources

Power impacts organizational life work attitude motivation communication retentionKnowing how power functions is

important

WHAT IS POWER?

Interpersonal (or intergroup) relationship in which one individual (or group) can cause another individual (or group) to take an action that it would not otherwise take.

Involves changing the behavior of another

person A has power over person B if B believes A can force B to comply.

POWER/LEADERSHIP/AUTHORITY RELATIONSHIPPower is closely related to leadership

and authority

Leadership

Authority Power

TYPES OF POWER

Reward PowerCoercive Power (punishment power)Legitimate Power (authority)Referent Power (charisma)Expert Power Information Power

POLITICS

Those activities taken within organizations to acquire, develop, and use power and other resources to obtain one’s preferred outcome in a situation where there is uncertainty of outcome.

POLITICS

The use of power to influence decisions that achieve desired outcomes.1. Self-interest2. Decision-making process Uncertainty & disagreement

Why do we have politics?

Different ideas, values, interests and goals

Limited resources (money etc.)

Outcome is not clearly defined

Models of politics Rational model• Goals clear• Central power• Choices made in a logical way• decisions orderly, logical and rational• Outcome-maximizing• Reliable information systems• Efficiency

Models of politics

Political model • Goals not clear • Coalitions • Disagreement & uncertainty • Poor information • Conflict & Bargaining • Power and influence needed • Winners and losers • Empowered employees

Process Framework

Uncertainty &Disagreement

Tactics for increasingPower Base

Gather Data,Reach Agreement

Political TacticsFor Using Power

PoliticalModel

RationalModel

The Dark Side of Power and PoliticsPower and politics often have negative connotations because people associate them with attempts to use organizational resources for personal advantage and to achieve personal goals at the expense of other goals.

The Bright Side

Managers can use power to control people and other resources so that they cooperate and help to achieve an organization’s current goals.Managers can use power to engage in politics and influence the decision-making process to help promote new, more appropriate organizational goals.

Thanks for listening And have a nice Navratri. BY:

ANAND KUMAR TIWARIARSHAD HUSSAINNIMMI KAURGIL