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Managing with power : politics and influence in organizations / Jeffrey Pfeffer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, 1994c1992.Description: viii, 391 p. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 087584314X (alk. paper, hardcover)
  • 0875844405 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4/095 20
LOC classification:
  • HD 30.23 .P47 1992
Contents:
Decisions and implementation -- When is power used? -- Diagnosing power and dependence -- Where does power come from? -- Resources, allies, and the new golden rule -- Location in the communication network -- Formal authority, reputation, and performance -- The importance of being in the right unit -- Individual attributes as sources of power -- Framing : how we look at things affects how they look -- Interpersonal influence -- Timing is (almost) everything -- The politics of information and analysis -- Changing the structure to consolidate power -- Symbolic action : language, ceremonies, and settings -- Even the mighty fall : how power is lost -- Managing political dynamics productively -- Managing with power.
Item type: Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Delbert W. Baker Special Leadership Collection DWB Special Leadership Collection HD 30.23 .P47 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA20046 Available AUA20046

Hardcover book, 1992.
Paperback book, 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-377) and index.

Decisions and implementation -- When is power used? -- Diagnosing power and dependence -- Where does power come from? -- Resources, allies, and the new golden rule -- Location in the communication network -- Formal authority, reputation, and performance -- The importance of being in the right unit -- Individual attributes as sources of power -- Framing : how we look at things affects how they look -- Interpersonal influence -- Timing is (almost) everything -- The politics of information and analysis -- Changing the structure to consolidate power -- Symbolic action : language, ceremonies, and settings -- Even the mighty fall : how power is lost -- Managing political dynamics productively -- Managing with power.