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  1. Introduction to the Henry Stewart Talks organizational behavior series

  • Prof. Ramon J. Aldag
• 51 min
  2. The role of personality at work

  • Prof. Murray R. Barrick
• 20 min
  3. Job attitude - work behavior relationships

  • Prof. Thomas Lee
• 66 min
  4. Attribution theory in the organizational sciences

  • Prof. Mark J. Martinko
• 46 min
  5. Decision making 1

  • Prof. Ramon J. Aldag
• 41 min
  6. Decision making 2

  • Prof. Ramon J. Aldag
• 48 min
  7. Impression management: a dramaturgical perspective

  • Prof. William L. Gardner
• 24 min
  8. Creativity

  • Prof. Christina E. Shalley
• 26 min
  9. Work motivation: definition, purpose, and relevance

  • Prof. Alex Stajkovic
• 29 min
  10. Moods and emotions at work

  • Prof. Cynthia D. Fisher
• 32 min
  11. Building trust through leader communication

  • Prof. Pam Shockley-Zalabak
• 61 min
  12. Job design

  • Prof. Yitzhak Fried
• 32 min
  13. Fairness in organizations

  • Prof. Maureen Ambrose
• 48 min
  14. Positive organizational behavior

  • Dr. Suzanne J. Peterson
• 41 min
  15. Diversity management

  • Prof. Carol T. Kulik
• 24 min
  16. Compassion at work

  • Dr. Jacoba Lilius
• 48 min
  17. Stress at work

  • Prof. James Campbell Quick
  • Prof. Debra L. Nelson
• 41 min
  18. Business ethics

  • Prof. Robert Folger
• 17 min
  19. Empowering leadership

  • Dr. Gary Yukl
• 41 min
  20. Power and politics in organizations

  • Dr. Darren Treadway
• 37 min
  21. Organizational politics

  • Dr. Christopher C. Rosen
• 20 min
  22. Managing conflict constructively

  • Prof. Dean Tjosvold
• 54 min
  23. Recent developments in organizational culture and climate research

  • Prof. Neal Ashkanasy
• 44 min
  24. Leading organizational change 1

  • Prof. Randall B. Dunham
• 45 min
  25. Leading organizational change 2

  • Prof. Randall B. Dunham

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1. Introduction
2. Office politics and Voldemort
3. Agenda
4. What is power?
5. Power and dependency (1)
6. Example: my friend's new girlfriend
7. Power and dependency (2)
8. Bases of power
9. How is power used?
10. Political behavior definition
11. Types of political behavior
12. Are some people better at politics than others?
13. Political skill
14. Characteristics of the politically skilled
15. Political skill and job performance
16. Political skill and job stress
17. Political skill and leadership
18. Are there demographic/cultural differences?
19. Differences in the expression of political behavior
20. Is acting politically good or bad?
21. It's all in how you use it
22. Political will: nature of the outcome
23. Political will: focus of concern
24. Different reactions to politics in the workplace
25. How does politics impact a career? (1)
26. How does politics impact a career? (2)
27. How can I get better at it?
28. Concluding remarks

Topics Covered

• Definition of power
• Dependency and power
• Dependency and organizational hierarchy
• Bases of Power
• Power balance in relationships
• The use of power
• Political behavior
• Effectiveness of political behavior
• Political skill
• Political skill and performance
• Political skill and job stress
• Political skill and leadership
• Demographic and cultural differences in organizational politics
• Political motivation
• Politics and careers

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Series:

• Organizational Behavior

Categories:

• Management, Leadership & Organisation

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on July 1, 2012