Homework: Power, Politics, and Culture
Overview
In your second homework, you created a professional development plan using EI building blocks and motivation. In this last homework, you will examine how politics and power influence an organization and its culture. In business, power and politics greatly influence an organizational culture and may hinder organizational productivity. In your role as consultant, you observed power and politics influence on the corporate culture.
Instructions
Write a 5 to 7 pages report that addresses the following:
i. Influence of Politics and Power:
• Explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization's culture.
ii. Sources of Power:
• Explore at least one source of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit the department and improve organizational performance.
iii. Leadership Behavior and Culture:
• Make recommendations that support how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and improve the organization's culture.
iv. Leadership Influence:
• Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior in solving the issue you identified. How does it influence organizational structure and performance?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
The specific course learning outcome associated with this homework is:
i. Analyze the influence of politics, power, and leadership behavior on organizational culture.