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Power And Politics In Organizations, Thomas W. Camm
Power And Politics In Organizations, Thomas W. Camm
Mining Engineering
Aristotle made the observation that man is a political animal. Engineers often like to think they are above the fray when it comes to organizational politics, but most organizational theorists believe politics is a fundamental dynamic in any group. This paper examines the various ways that people use power within organizations to negotiate the political interactions in the work place.