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Influenc, Power and Politics, Slides of Political Sociology

Influenc, power and politics in describes influence tacticts, position powers, resouces dependency power, political tactics and ethical guideline.

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Influence, Power, & Politics
Influence -- This refers to the outcome of
an attempt to change someone’s behavior
or attitude
Power -- This refers to the means by
which the influence is accomplished.
Politics -- The pursuit of self-interest in
an organization to protect or further
either individual or organizational goals.
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Influence, Power, & Politics

  • Influence -- This refers to the outcome of an attempt to change someone’s behavior or attitude
  • Power -- This refers to the means by which the influence is accomplished.
  • Politics -- The pursuit of self-interest in an organization to protect or further either individual or organizational goals.

Influence Tactics

  • Rational persuasion -- use of logic
  • Emotional appeals -- use of values, loyalty, fear
  • Exchange -- use of rewards
  • Norms -- use of traditions, policies

Individual Power

  • Information: Power derived access to information that is important to others in the organization
  • Expert: Power derived from an individual’s superior skills or abilities in an area values by the organization
  • Referent: Power derived from the extent to which an individual is well liked and admired by others.

Resource Dependency Model

Engineering (^) Production Personnel

Important Resources

Unimportant Resources

Needed resource Controlled resource

Political Tactics

  • Controlling access to information
  • Building a favorable impression
  • Building a support base Politics as the art of clout or gathering debts owed
  • Blaming and attacking others
  • Networking

Political Action Occurs

• When scarce resources are at

stake

• When there are conflicting

interests

• When uncertainly or ambiguity

exists

Causes of Unethical Choices

• Gain or greed

• Role conflict

• Competition

• Organizational culture

Ethical Guidelines

Tactics promote purely selfish interests Unethical Behavior

Political activity respects rights of stakeholders

Yes

No

Activity meets standards of fairness

No

Yes

No

Ethical

Yes