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The politics of business and management - Coggle Diagram
The politics of business and management
politics
important concepts
values and interests
politics is that of power
polis (in Greek) - institutions
intended as a game of power, interests, values and consensus building
understanding the political context
two main political contexts
societal perspective
considering several levels of analysis, we could speak about the political context existing in the world, in Europe, in a country, in a region, in a city, etc
organisational perspective
depending on the level of analysis, we could speak about the political context existing inside one organisation, inside a single department and/or office and outside in its business environment
Friedberg (1980)
explains a political game is a concrete mechanism through which people and/or organisations structure their power relations and regulate them
concrete political game is is very important because the interpersonal and often inter-organisational practice of a business and management can also be understood as a system of politics games where different actors, depending on the issue, can take part in formal and informal coalitions
Analysing the political context
The political analysis in process according to Yaffee and Chadwick (2004)
disaggregating the key players of a specific political context
identifying how they influence progress toward your goals
developing strategies to interact with them to advance your goals
stakeholder analysis