CMN 136 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Government Simulation Game, Infor
18 Jan 2017
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Power, politics, and conflict: know what is said about power, politics and conflict in the introduction and power in organizations sections. Power, politics and conflict in organizations can either increase productivity and efficiency or reduce it. Power: the ability both to influence the conduct of others and to resist unwanted influence in return: what are the five sources of interpersonal power and what do each of them refer to/mean, reward. Based on the ability to allocate desirable outcomes. Either the receipt of positive things or the elimination of negative things. If managers can make decisions about the distribution of these rewards, managers can use them to acquire and maintain reward power. Eliminating unwanted outcomes like unpleasant working conditions or mandatory overtime can be used to reward employees. Based on the distribution of undesirable outcomes. Either the receipt of something negative or the removal of something positive.
