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Lesson 12 Discussion Organizational theory and Management

Lesson 12 Discussion Organizational theory and Management

Q Read the Political Behavior case on p. W-117 (Chapter 12 > OB Skills Workbook > Cases for Critical Thinking > Political Behavior Analysis) and respond to the following questions: 1. To what extent are power and politics already at play in this situation? 2. How might one of the actors in the incident use power and politics to achieve advantage in the situation described?

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1.1. After reading the political behavior case, it can be said that the power and politics are to the highest place in this situation. It can be said that in most of the situations the power and politics play a major role within the organization and it tend to make us understand that even though we are capable of doing the task well, but still we need to depend on certain people who are at higher position and can use their power to make changes in the decision making process.