Organization Behavior MBA... Power and Politics....

2. POWER AND POLITICS

5. Get someone to do something you want done
Power refers to a capacity
that A has to influence the
behavior of B, so B acts in
accordance with A’s wishes

6. Power does not require goal compatibility ,
merely dependence.
Leadership requires some congruence between
the goals of the leader and those being led.
Leadership focuses on the downward influence
on followers.
Groups as well as individuals can use power to
control other individuals or groups.

7. Personal Power
Expert power
Referent power
Formal Power
 Coercive power
 Reward power
 Legitimate power

8. Legitimacy
Rational persuasion
Inspirational appeals
Consultation
Exchange
Personal appeals
Ingratiation
Pressure
Coalitions

10. POLITICS
Organizational politics involves intentional acts
of influence to enhance or protect the self
interest of individuals or groups

11. • To overcome employees
inadequacies
• To cope with change
• To channel personnel contracts
• To substitute for formal authority
• Execution of decision
• To ensure full debate

12. Pressure Tactics Upward Appeals
Consultation Tactics
Political Tactics in Organization
Rational Persuasion
Exchange Tactics
Coalition Tactics
Ingratiating Tactics

13. • To reduce system uncertainty
• To reduce competition
• To break existing political fiefdoms

14. • Power is the ability to influence people and events.
• Managers need to use power effectively.
• Closely related to power is politics. Politics relates to
the ways people gain and use power in organizations.
• Political activities in an organization are inevitable
and managers should manage them carefully.
• Power and politics are present in all organizations.

15. Define power ?
Bases of power?
Power tactics?
Definition of politics?
Types of political tactics?