September 2003
Intermediate to advanced
31 pages
39m
English
How Power and Politics Affect Conflict

It doesn’t matter whether you think organizational power and politics are important, unproductive, meaningless, necessary, or stimulating. They aren’t going away and they often cause conflicts between peers. For example, if a peer relationship doesn’t require frequent teamwork, neither manager may recognize or appreciate the other’s authority. During a conflict both may feel that their power is being threatened, their authority is being questioned or dismissed, or their hard-won territory is under assault.
There are many kinds of power in organizations. It can be formal and based on position, such as a boss ...
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