Assignment 4

  

Power, Politics, and Culture

Overview

In your second assignment, you created a professional development plan using EI building blocks and motivation. In this last assignment, you will examine how politics and power influence an organization and its culture.

In business, power and politics greatly influence an organizational culture and may hinder organizational productivity. In your role as consultant, you observed power and politics influence on the corporate culture.

Instructions

Write a 57 page report that addresses the following:

  1. Influence of Politics      and Power:
    • Explain how politics       and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture.
  2. Sources of Power:
    • Explore at least one       source of power and describe how management could use this influence to       benefit the department and improve organizational performance.
  3. Leadership Behavior and      Culture:
    • Make recommendations       that support how the study of power and politics could influence       leadership behavior and improve the organizations culture.
  4. Leadership Influence:
    • Discuss the importance       and complexity of leadership behavior in solving the issue you       identified. How does it influence organizational structure and       performance?
  5. References and      Citations:
    • Go to the to locate at       least two resources.
    • In-text citations are       required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.
  6. Formatting and Writing      Standards:
    • This course requires       the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information,       please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu       of your course.

Confidentiality: Since you will be addressing real issues in real organizations in your assignments, it is important to respect confidentiality. Feel free to use an alias for any company or individuals you might mention in your assignments. Remember that all discussions about these organization should only occur within this course and not be shared with people outside the course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Analyze the influence of      politics, power, and leadership behavior on organizational culture.

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