Political Aspects of Decision Making :
Political Aspects of Decision Making Chapter 9
The Bases of Power :
The Bases of Power Organizational power:
l reward l coercive l legitimate Personal power:
l expert l referent
The Managerial Decision MakingClass :
The Managerial Decision MakingClass Emergence of class Concept of class
l managerial revolution l power elite l Marxist theory l the technostructure Characteristics of the class:
l education l middle class origin l mobility l commitment to organization
Conceptual Foundations and Profilesof Political Power in Decision Making :
Conceptual Foundations and Profilesof Political Power in Decision Making The concept of politics
The concept of political power
Divergence of goals
Allocation of resources
Dominance versus autonomy
Dimensions of ManagerialDecision-Making Power :
Dimensions of ManagerialDecision-Making Power The scope of power
Manifestations of power
Constraints on Managerial Decision-Making Power :
Constraints on Managerial Decision-Making Power Theoretical Constraints:
l pluralism
l countervailing power (government) Operating Constraints:
l internal l external