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Power & Politics
Muhammad Faizan – 10384IQRA UNIVERSITY
What is power?
Power is the ability to …▫Get someone to do something you want
done.▫Make things happen in the way you want
“Power is the opportunity to build, to create, to nudge history in a different direction."
Richard Nixon
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Sources of Power in Organizations
PowerPowerover Othersover Others
Legitimate PowerLegitimate Power
Reward PowerReward Power
Coercive PowerCoercive Power
Expert PowerExpert Power
Referent PowerReferent Power
CommitmentCommitment
Consequences of Power
RewardRewardPowerPower
Legitimate Legitimate PowerPower
CoerciveCoercivePowerPower
ExpertExpertPowerPower
ReferentReferentPowerPower
ResistanceResistance
ComplianceCompliance
Sources of Power
Consequences of Power
Managers Acquire the power needed for leadership by working towards
Power-oriented behavior Position power and personal power 2–C’s : Centrality and Criticality Building expertise Visibility of their job performance Expanding contacts with senior
people. Seeking opportunities to increase
name recognition.
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Empowerment
The process by which managers help others to acquire and use the power needed to make decisions affecting themselves and their work.
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Empowerment, and the way managers empower others:
Power as an expanding pie.
▫With empowerment, employees must be
trained to expand their power and their
new influence potential.
▫Empowerment changes the dynamics
between supervisors and subordinates.
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The Evolution of Power: From Dominationto Delegation
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Domination Consultation Participation Delegation
Influence Sharing
Manager/leader consults followers
when making decisions
Power Sharing
Manager/leader and
followers jointly make
decisions
Power Distribution Followers are granted authority to
make decisions
Authoritarian Power
Manager/leader impose decisions
Sexual Harassment and Power• Harasser stereotypes the
victim as subservient and powerless
• Harasser threatens job security or safety through coercive or legitimate power
• Hostile work environment harassment continues when the victim lacks power to stop the behaviour
Office Romance and Power
•Co-workers believe that employees in relationships abuse their power to favour each other.
•Higher risk of sexual harassment when relationship breaks off.
Organizational Politics
Organizational Politics
intentional enhancement
of self-interest
Organizational Politics“Organizational politics involves those activities by organizations to acquire, develop, and use power and other resources to obtain one’s preferred outcomes in a situation in which there is uncertainty or dissent about choices.”
(Pfeffer, 1981)
Factors Influencing Political Behaviour
Political behaviour
Low High
Favourable outcomes
• Rewards• Averted punishments
Political Tactics
•Attacking or blaming others.•Creating a favorable image.•Developing a base of
support.• Inspirational appeal•Consultation•Exchange•Coalition•Pressure
How do organizational politics affect managers and management?
Political action in the chief executive suite.
Political action and subunit power.
Managers placing themselves in the positions of other persons involved in critical decisions or events.
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Can the firm use politics strategically?
Organizational governance & its implications▫The pattern of authority, influence, and
acceptable managerial behavior established at the top of the organization.
▫Significantly determined by the effective control of key resources by members of a dominant coalition.
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Can the firm use politics strategically?A person’s behavior must satisfy the
following criteria to be ethical:▫The behavior must produce the greatest
good for the greatest number of people.▫The behavior must respect the rights of all
affected parties.▫The behavior must respect the rules of
justice.
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Limiting the Effects of Political Behavior
•Open communication•Provide Sufficient Resources•Introduce Clear Rules•Free Flowing Information•Measure performance, not personalities•Remove Political Norms•Hire Low-Politics Employees•Increase Opportunities for Dialogue •Peer Pressure Against Politics
The Bottom Line: Managing Organizational Politics Effectively
Learn theCulture and the
“Rules of theGame” for
Success in theOrganization
Learn theCulture and the
“Rules of theGame” for
Success in theOrganization
Establish Cred-ibility and an
Overall PositiveImpression in
the Eyes ofOthers in theOrganization
Establish Cred-ibility and an
Overall PositiveImpression in
the Eyes ofOthers in theOrganization
Build a Base ofSupport by
Networking,Forming
Alliances, etc.,with KeyPlayers
Build a Base ofSupport by
Networking,Forming
Alliances, etc.,with KeyPlayers
Create andImplementFormal and
Clear Policies,Procedures,
etc., to ReduceAmbiguity
Create andImplementFormal and
Clear Policies,Procedures,
etc., to ReduceAmbiguity
Be Open andVisible withEmployees
When Dealingwith Key
Issues thatAffect Them
Be Open andVisible withEmployees
When Dealingwith Key
Issues thatAffect Them
Act in WaysConsistent with
What isVerbally
Communicatedto Employees
(Walk the Talk)
Act in WaysConsistent with
What isVerbally
Communicatedto Employees
(Walk the Talk)
Use DefensiveBehaviors asProtection
Against DirtyPolitical
Players in theOrganization
Use DefensiveBehaviors asProtection
Against DirtyPolitical
Players in theOrganization
2P’s - Power & politics
To direct and control
behavior of organizational members to
achieve organizational
goals
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Thank you