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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

As the famous management professor Henry Mintzberg noted: “Think of the organizations you most admire. My corporate finance colleague Alex Edmans has also systematically examined the impact of intangible resources on firm performance. I’ll bet that front and center is a powerful sense of community.”

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