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Author: | Kakabadse, A. |
Title: | Organizational politics. |
Journal: | Management Decision
1987 : VOL. 25:1, p. 33-37 |
Index terms: | DECISION MAKING MANAGERIAL ACTIVITIES |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | The underlying political framework is an important aspect of organizational decision making process: 1/ a series of steps to goals, 2/ clinical models, 3/ information as a decision tool, 4/ policy preferences and strategic choices 5/ political models. Characters in decision making: 1/ the traditionalist, 2/ the team coach, 3/ the company baron, 4/ the visionary. Behavioral outlines are suggested. Politics as an art of influencing others: keeping people comfortable and secure; cultivate contacts; motivation; bargaining and conflict resolution etc. Decision making involves prioritizing often conflicting objectives from the corporate down to individual level. |
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