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  2. Workplace politics - Wikipedia

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    Workplace politics involves processes and behaviors in human interactions that include power and authority. [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] It serves as a tool to assess operational capacity and balance diverse views of interested parties.

  3. Power (social and political) - Wikipedia

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    Power as a relational concept: Power exists in relationships. The issue here is often how much relative power a person has in comparison to one's partner. Partners in close and satisfying relationships often influence each other at different times in various arenas. Power as resource-based: Power usually represents a struggle over resources ...

  4. Bargaining power - Wikipedia

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    Blau (1964), [6] and Emerson (1976) [7] were the key theorists who developed the original theories of social exchange. Social exchange theory approaches bargaining power from a sociological perspective, suggesting that power dynamics in negotiations are influenced by the value of the resources each party brings to the exchange (a cost-benefit analysis), as well as the level of dependency ...

  5. French and Raven's bases of power - Wikipedia

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    French and Raven defined social influence as "a change in the belief, attitude, or behavior of a person (the target of influence) which results from the action of another person (an influencing agent)", and they defined social power as the potential for such influence, that is, the ability of the agent to bring about such a change using ...

  6. Power distance - Wikipedia

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    Power distance is the unequal distribution of power between parties, and the level of acceptance of that inequality; whether it is in the family, workplace, or other organizations. [ 1 ] The concept is used in cultural studies to understand the relationship between individuals with varying power, and the effect this has on society.

  7. Labour power - Wikipedia

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    Labour power (German: Arbeitskraft; French: force de travail) is the capacity to do work, a key concept used by Karl Marx in his critique of capitalist political economy. Marx distinguished between the capacity to do work, i.e. labour power, and the physical act of working, i.e. labour. [ 1 ]

  8. Organization development - Wikipedia

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    seeking to increase the effectiveness of the organization in terms of all of its goals; attempting to create an environment in which it is possible to find exciting and challenging work; providing opportunities for people in organizations to influence the way in which they relate to work, the organization, and the environment

  9. Cog's ladder - Wikipedia

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    Cog's ladder of group development is based on the work, "Cog's Ladder: A Model of Group Growth", by George O. Charrier, an employee of Procter and Gamble, published in a company newsletter in 1972. The original document was written to help group managers at Procter and Gamble better understand the dynamics of group work, thus improving efficiency.