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Fundamentals of Management, 11/e
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Fundamentals of Management, 11/e

by Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. Coulter, David A. De Cenzo
April 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
480 pages
107h 32m
English
Pearson
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Management Skill Builder

Becoming Politically Adept

Anyone who has had much work experience knows that organizational politics exists everywhere. That is, people try to influence the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within the organization in their favor. Those who understand organizational politics typically thrive. Those who don’t, regardless of how good their actual job skills are, often suffer by receiving less positive performance reviews, fewer promotions, and smaller salary increases. If you want to succeed as a manager, it helps to be politically adept. Research has shown that people differ in their political skills.39 Those who are politically skilled are more effective in their use of influence tactics. Political skill ...

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ISBN: 9780135175156