“Organizations as political systems” Every organization consists of different people. All the previous metaphors viewed the organizations as integrated enterprises whose members have common interests. Unfortunately‚ all those metaphors are unitary phenomenon and they oversimplify the interaction between human-beings. However‚ in the reality it is not like that. All the individuals have divergent interests and those have to be taken into account. That is why having a look at the organizations as
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THE ORGANIZATION AS A POLITICAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW: The Political perspective brings into sharp focus some aspects of the organization that are very different from those we see using the Strategic Design lens. Where the Strategic design lens sees the organization as a social system deliberately constructed to achieve overarching strategic goals‚ the Political lens sees it as an arena for competition and conflict among individuals‚ groups‚ and other organizations whose interests and goals differ
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Metaphors of Organizations "All theories of organization and management are based on implicit images or metaphors that persuade us to see‚ understand‚ and imagine situations in partial ways. Metaphors create insight. But they also distort. They have strengths. But they also have limitations. In creating ways of seeing‚ they create ways of not seeing. Hence there can be no single theory or metaphor that gives an all-purpose point of view. There can be no ’correct theory ’ for structuring everything
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Gareth Morgan’s Metaphors of Organizations Introduction Metaphors help simplify complex concepts by integrating an already know term to a new term‚ therefore making it more comprehensible to the readers. In his book‚ Images of Organization‚ Gareth Morgan (2006) simply applied metaphors in bringing to our understanding the different perspectives and faces of organizations (Bottero‚ K‚ 2013) This paper would pinpoint and attempt to examine the major metaphoric postulations of
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norms and values of the living beings. According to Mats Slvesson‚ an appealing metaphor may stand in the way of a less elegant but more accurate and elaborate description. In my opinion‚ the metaphors employed will not always illuminate the researchers’ basic view of the phenomenon. Because of the limitations of current metaphors‚ complex understanding is perhaps more often derived from a synthesis of different metaphors than from a single one. Due to the reasons above‚ this short essay will critically
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anthropological political system noted for its simplicity. According to common anthropological knowledge‚ a band usually consists of not more than 30-50 individuals. Bands display an egalitarian form of authority which advocates equality among members and the eradication of hindrances to the doctrine of equality. However‚ bands often exhibit a weak form of leadership due to the non-existent of rules and written laws the support their leaders. Tribes are loosely-structured anthropological political systems composed
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Political Organizations In the 1850’s‚ Democratic Party organizations dominated politics in big cities such as New York‚ Philadelphia‚ Chicago‚ and San Francisco. These organizations traded services for votes. With “Honest” John Kelly‚ Richard Croker‚ and Charles F. Murphy leading the New York organization from Tammany Hall‚ they dominated the politics in New York City for almost a century. Other boss’s included “Hinky Dink” Kenna‚ James McManes‚ and Christopher “Blind Boss” Buckley. All of these
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solution that is optimal for that unit‚ but that may not be optimum for the organization as a whole. For example‚ the quality control department of a factory may want to introduce a program that will guarantee that every bulb that is produced is perfect. However‚ the higher cost and the resulting high price would lead to a disaster for the overall company in the form of lower sales. Base on the view of culture metaphor‚ organizational culture is not a simple mirror of social reality but a framework
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Discussion Questions Week 4 1. Why do organizational structures differ? What is the difference between a mechanistic structure and an organic structure? Which structure would be most appropriate for an innovative organization like Apple or 3M? What about an organization that focuses on cost-minimization like Wal-Mart? Organizational structures differ because of the different strategies‚ organizational size‚ technology‚ and environment. Consider the mechanistic model and the organic
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Contents Introduction: 2 Organizational Politics: 2 Political Tactics: 3 Impression Management: 4 Power In Organization: 4 Conflict: 4 Negotiation: 4 Bargaining strategies: 5 Distributive versus Integrative Bargaining 5 The Negotiation Process: 6 Conclusion: 6 References: 6 Political Model of Organization Introduction: Politics in organizations is an inseparable and ever-present part of modern work life. Contrary to generally held belief that business and politics don’t
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