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... Power and politics seem to make the world go ‘round when looking at the world of management. ... This paper highlights the contention that managers do need to understand organizations from a political perspective, as well as consider integrating the political perspective into his/her management style. ...
Understanding the Political Perspective
The first two propositions by Bolman and Deal (1996) identify that “organisations are coalitions of various individuals and interest groups” and that there are “enduring differences among the coalition members in values, beliefs, information, interests, and perceptions of reality” (p. ... Understanding the individuals’ personalities and their interactions with co-workers is very important in management. ... And all these differences are usually based on his/her own beliefs, with information being manipulated to serve his/her own perception of reality. ...
Integrating the Political Perspective into One’s Management Style
Managers should consider operating from the political perspective but also consider Kanter’s proposition of developing “empowering strategies and structures” (in Fulop & Linstead, 1999, p. ... Another startling example of the organisation’s political arena is from a US-based research which found that employees devote approximately 20 percent of their time to make themselves look good or repairing damage done by subversive co-workers. ... 51) My personal experience has seen this happen with a former employer when a colleague was promoted to a management position and then used his power to control those employees he had personality conflicts with. ... He modified the organizational structure taking out the middle management and allowed those in the factory to form their work teams in order to become more efficient. ...
Traditional management operates in an environment of high control. ... Semco and Cannon’s statement enforces Kanter’s argument for the new political organisation with the shifting of power from the traditional hierarchies to more fluid structures such as peer networks, labour management forums, and cross-boundary relatonships (i.
Approximate Word count = 1681
Approximate Pages = 6.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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