Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations
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Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations is a seminal management book that analyzes how power and political dynamics operate within organizations and how individuals can effectively build and use influence at work.
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| Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations Context triple: [Jeffrey Pfeffer, notableWork, Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations]
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A.
Decisions and Organizations
Decisions and Organizations is a seminal collection of essays by James G. March that explores decision-making processes, organizational behavior, and theories of organizational choice.
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B.
Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics
"Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics" is a seminal work in political science and organizational theory that reexamines how institutions shape political behavior, decision-making, and governance.
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C.
Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations
Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations is a foundational organizational theory book that explores how limited information, conflicting goals, and uncertainty shape decision-making processes within organizations.
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D.
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
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E.
Administrative Behavior
Administrative Behavior is Herbert A. Simon’s influential book that applies behavioral and decision-making theories to explain how organizations and their administrators actually function.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations Target entity description: Managing With Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations is a seminal management book that analyzes how power and political dynamics operate within organizations and how individuals can effectively build and use influence at work.
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A.
Decisions and Organizations
Decisions and Organizations is a seminal collection of essays by James G. March that explores decision-making processes, organizational behavior, and theories of organizational choice.
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B.
Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics
"Rediscovering Institutions: The Organizational Basis of Politics" is a seminal work in political science and organizational theory that reexamines how institutions shape political behavior, decision-making, and governance.
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C.
Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations
Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations is a foundational organizational theory book that explores how limited information, conflicting goals, and uncertainty shape decision-making processes within organizations.
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D.
Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It
"Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It" is a seminal public administration and political science book by James Q. Wilson that analyzes how and why government agencies operate as they do.
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E.
Administrative Behavior
Administrative Behavior is Herbert A. Simon’s influential book that applies behavioral and decision-making theories to explain how organizations and their administrators actually function.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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management book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
management
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organizational behavior ⓘ organizational theory ⓘ |
| approach |
case-based
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research-based ⓘ |
| author | Jeffrey Pfeffer ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
barriers to power
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ethical issues in the use of power ⓘ political dynamics in organizations ⓘ sources of power in organizations ⓘ tactics for gaining influence ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of control over resources
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importance of networks and alliances ⓘ practical skills for building influence ⓘ strategic behavior in organizations ⓘ |
| focus |
how individuals build power
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how individuals use influence at work ⓘ how power operates within organizations ⓘ |
| genre |
business
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management ⓘ organizational behavior ⓘ |
| influencedField |
leadership development
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management education ⓘ organizational politics research ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
MBA students
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executives ⓘ managers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on political skills for managers
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systematic analysis of power in organizations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harvard Business School Press
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linked to:
Harvard Business Publishing
|
| structure | thematic chapters on sources and uses of power ⓘ |
| topic |
coalition building
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decision-making in organizations ⓘ influence at work ⓘ leadership ⓘ networking in organizations ⓘ organizational behavior ⓘ organizational politics ⓘ power in organizations ⓘ resource dependence ⓘ |
| usedAs | business school textbook ⓘ |
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