POLS 2250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Advocacy Group, Microsoft Onenote, Urt
28 Dec 2015
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Public servants interact with a number of entities in the political process - can be categorized into three types: i. Relations between an organization and other entities within the government iii. Appointed officials dealing with bodies existing outside of government. Form the basis of the framework for bureaucratic relationships in the political system. Concept of power: key concept, found in relations. One must have authority necessary to back up commands. Capacity to secure the dominance of one"s values or goals. Control: form of power in which one has authority to direct or command another (ex. Influence: more general and pervasive, when one conforms to another"s desires, values or goals by suggestion/persuasion/emulation/anticipation. Allows subordinates the capability of manipulation superiors or in turn, allows superiors to get more out of their subordinates than specified in formal role obligations. Can be exerted by those who hold neither legal or formal sanctioned power to command or supervise (ex.
