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The 4 Types of Organizational Politics

Harvard Business Review

According to McGill’s Henry Mintzberg , it’s just another influencing process along with norms, formal authority and expertise. It might also include political capital that arises from membership of or strong ties to a high status group such as the finance committee, a special task force, or the senior management team.

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Stop Comparing Management to Sports

Harvard Business Review

At the end of the day, organizations are collections of people; this means that superior organizations need more effective ways for them to cooperate and work toward a common goal. As the famous management professor Henry Mintzberg noted: “Think of the organizations you most admire. ” Research backs this up.

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