ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (MGT502)
NON-GRADED ASSIGNMENT NO. 02
DUE DATE: 12TH FEBRUARY, 2014
MARKS: 20
Topic: Power and Politics in Organisation
Learning Objectives
The prime objective of this assignment is to know about to manage people and that managing
people means managing power relations and political behaviour in organisation.
Learning Outcomes
1. After attempting this activity, you will be able to know Understand how power is played
out in organizational structures.
2. You will be able to know evaluate what might be bases for power and politics in
organizations.
The Background
Power is the ability of one person or group to cause another person or group to do something
they otherwise might not have done. Politics in organisation is activity in which managers
engage to increase their power and to pursue goals that favor their individual and group interests.
Political Behavior means that actions do not officially sanctioned by an organization that are
taken to influence others in order to meet one’s personal goals. Organizational Politics is the use
of power and influence in organizations. The perception of organisational politics leads to
anxiety or stress. When it gets too much to handle, employees quit. Power and politics are used
to affect decision making in the organization or behaviors by members. Political behavior is
dependent on having some type of power, or it can be a way to circumvent the lack of
organizational power. Power and politics can benefit or harm an organization.
The Requirements:
1. You have to discuss why power and politics are used to affect decision making in the
organization or behaviors by members. Discuss with solid arguments. (10 marks)
2. Do you think that organisational politics leads to anxiety or stress for organisation and
employees. Discuss with solid arguments. (10 marks)
IMPORTANT:
24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is usually available to overcome
uploading difficulties. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies
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inconvenience.
OTHER IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
DEADLINE:
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· Any submission made via email after the due date will not be accepted.
FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
· Use the font style “Times New Roman” or “Arial” and font size “12”.
· It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word format.
· You may also compose your assignment in Open Office format.
· Use black and blue font colors only.
REFERENCING GUIDELINES:
· Use APA style for referencing and citation. For guidance search “APA
reference style” in Google and read various websites containing information
for better understanding or visit
http://linguistics.byu.edu/faculty/henrichsenl/apa/APA01.html
RULES FOR MARKING
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0), if:
· It is submitted after the due date.
· The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt.
· It is in any format other than MS-Word or Open Office; e.g. Excel,
PowerPoint, PDF etc.
· It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc.
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