Managing with power : politics and influence in organizations /

Main Author: Pfeffer, Jeffrey
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, c1992.
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Table of Contents:
  • Decisions and implementation
  • When is power used?
  • Diagnosing power and dependence
  • Where does power come from?
  • Resources,allies, and the new golden rule
  • Location in the communication network
  • Formal authority, reputation, and performance
  • The importae of being in the right unit
  • Individual attributes as sources of power
  • Framing : how we look at things affects how they look
  • Interpersonal influence
  • Timing is (almost) everything
  • The politics of information and analysis
  • Changing the structure to consolate power
  • Symbolic action : language, ceremonies, and settings - Even the mighty fall : how power is lost
  • Managing political dynamics productively
  • Managing with power.