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1. Presentation on:Power and politics in Organisation Presented By: A 20 Diwakar Sharma A 17 ChandanMishra A 21 KalpeshGadaria A 16 Bhavya Barbie A 24 SomnathGoudar A 25 RahulHardas A 23 GauravKhanna A 19 SwapnilDekate A 18 PriteshChhajed A 14 AshishSheth Presented To: Prof. Harshali

3. Bases of power

4. Power of tactics

5. Empowerment

6. Politics: power in action

7. Legitimate and Illegitimate power dimensions

8. Opinion about organizational politics

9. Factors contributing to political behavior

11. Contrasting Leadership and power With respect to an organization, leadership and power are related to each other. Leaders use power to achieve group goals. Differences between leadership and power Leadership and power differ on the basis of Goal compatibility: Power does not require goal compatibility whereas leadership require some match between goal of the leader and the followers. Direction of influence: Leadership focuses on downward influence on one’s followers also focuses on the importance of lateral and upward influence pattern.

12. And now Bases of power Dependency: The Key to power Power Tactics Empowerment Politics: Power in action

13. Bases of power Base of power Formal power Informal power Expert power Rational persuasion Coercive power Information power Referent power Reward power Legitimate power

14. Dependency: The Key to power The general equation of dependency is The more B is dependent on A, the more power A has over B. If a person has anything that the other person wants, then he has more power over him. Dependency is inversely proportional to the source of supply. More the supply of resources, less is dependency and vice versa. that’s why most suppliers have more than one suppliers, rather than depending on a single supplier.

15. Factors responsible for dependency Three factors are responsible for dependency: Importance: The more important a thing, more dependency it creates. Scarcity: More scarce a resource, more dependency it creates. Non-substitutability: When a resource has no practical substitute, the dependency on that resource increases.

16. Power Tactics Using power to achieve the desired effect over other people is a challenge faced by most of the managers. The most common strategies to implement relational effect are.. Reason: Use of facts and data to present your ideas logically. Friendliness: Use of flattery, creation of goodwill, acting humble, and being friendly. Coalition: Getting the support of other people in the organization. Bargaining: Use of negotiation. Assertiveness: Use of forceful approach

17. Conti… 6. Higher authority: Getting the support of higher level members of the organization. 7. Sanctions: Use of rewards and punishments derived by the organization.

19. The manager’s relative power also affect the selection of techniques in two ways:

20. Manager with greater power use more techniques than manger with less power.

21. Manager with power use aggressiveness more frequently than manager with less power.

22. Manager use many power tactics like

23. When they want benefits from a superior, they use friendliness.

24. When they want superiors to accept new ideas, the user friendliness.

26. Politics: Power in Action Politics are those activities that are not a part of an individual’s formal role in the organization, but affect the advantage and disadvantages within the organization. Organizational politics is the influence to obtain results not allowed by the organization or to obtain allowed results with the help of means that are not allowed .

27. Legitimate and Illegitimate power dimensions Legitimate political behavior is the normal everyday politics like complaining to supervisor, forming coalitions, etc. Illegitimate politics behavior is the behavior that violates rules like sabotage(doing damage), whistle blowing(speaking bad about the organization). A majority of organizational political actions are legitimate.

28. Opinion about organizational politics: According machiavelli’s philosophy- politics in terms of self interest and the use of non-authorized means. The second opinion treats politics as necessary function resulting from differences in the self-interests of individuals.

29. Factors contributing to political behavior Individual factors Organizational factors

30. Countering the effects of political Behavior To deal with the effect of politicking individuals may use following three strategies: Avoid action and risk taking Redirect accountability and responsibility Defend their turf

31. Research has proved that perception of organizational politics are negatively to job satisfaction. The perception of politics leads to anxiety or stress. When this becomes unbearable , employees leave the organization. High political skills individuals often have improved performance. Low political skills individuals often respond with defensive behaviors –reactive and protective behaviors to avoid action , change or blame.

32. Maccoby’s Four Political The Craftsman: Craftsman are the least political. They are technical specialist who like details and accuracy. The person is usually quiet , sincere , modest and practical. The Jungle Fighter: They are active politicians. They believe employees should be used to get ahead in the company. They want success at any cost. There are two types of jungle fighters: Foxes: The foxes make their nests in the organization and plan from this safe base. Lions: They capture others territories and build empires.

33. Conti….. Company men or women: These are traditional or moderate people. They have a desire for affiliation and may not show a lot of political bare more behavior. Such people are concerned for humans. They are more involved with security than success and may miss opportunities that arise. The Gamesman: The Gamesman are competent politicians. They see business as a game and take calculated risks. The gamesmen are charismatic , grow when there are challenges and competition and motivate employees with enthusiasm.

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