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jayhills49

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What is power? What are politics? Are power and politics always bad for the organization? Why or why not?
 
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During management-union bargaining, both sides use ________ as they try to influence their opponent's perspectives.
 
  A) anger management
  B) attitudinal structuring
  C) collaborative bargaining
  D) distributive bargaining



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Answer to Question 1

Power is the ability of one person or group to cause another person or group to do something that they might not otherwise have done. It is the primary means by which organizational tasks are directed and controlled. Politics is the process by which managers seek to increase their power and use it to pursue goals that favor their individual and group interests.

Although abuses of power can be detrimental to even the healthiest organization, its use is necessary and not always negative. Power and politics can be useful for the organization by helping to improve the quality of organizational decision making. The various perspectives that are provided by individuals in opposition can provide opportunities for organizational change and improvement. In addition, power can be used by managers to control people and resources to further the organization's goals. It can also be useful in the political process to help promote new organizational goals.

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jayhills49

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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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