Week 10: Interactive activity 10.1 Learning Outcomes: Chapter- 13 (13-03;13-04) 10.2 Action Required: (Knowledge Application) This activity is important because managers should understand the importance of power, influence and politics in organizations. Power and influence positively affect job performance and organizational commitment. Influence is an important tool to navigate organizational politics, if used appropriately. The […]
What reaction to the people who share opinions with executives may try to use that to enter into more social circles and meet powerful people who also agree, expressing what type of political skill?
Case Analysis (Organizational Politics at Google) Google only wants “civil” behavior at work. Talk about work at work, talk about politics elsewhere. The multinational technology company announced to its over 100,000 employees in August 2019 that nonwork topics were causing disruption. Specifically, political arguments have taken a large role in the company’s online forums. This […]