Political frame

Question 1

5 assumptions of the political frame

Answer 1

• organizations are competitive arenas
• with groups of actors with competing interests
• conflict about who gets what (scarce resources)
• power is a way of getting your goals accepted
• decisions are the result of bargaining and negotiation

Question 2

power

Answer 2

refers to the capacity to get things done

Question 3

political frame

Answer 3

challanges the view that organizations have clear and consistent goals shaped by top authority. organizations are more like coalitions. groups have different goals and resources and negotiate to influence onbjectives and decisions

Question 4

• authority
• partisans

Answer 4

• exersizes social control and makes decisions
• receive dirctives and social control but can still influence the authority

Question 5

sources of power

Answer 5

• positional power
• control of rewards
• coercive power -> impose penalties
• information and expertise
• reputation
• alliances and networks
• access and control over agendas
• framing
• personal power

Question 6

3 managerial roles Mintzberg

Answer 6

1. interpersonal = connect various actors inside and outside the organization.
2. informational = collect and process information from various sources.
3. decisional = decide based upon this information.

Question 7

4 key political skills

Answer 7

1. agenda-setting -> agenda for change: vision and strategy.
2. mapping the political terrain -> key factors: participants, power, interests.
3. building networks and coalitions -> to facilitate communication, education and negotiation.
4. engaging in consultation and negotiation -> creating value vs claiming value

Question 8

4 principles of moral judgement

Answer 8

1. mutuality = do both parties act according to the same rules
2. generality = does the specific action meet moral standards in similar situations?
3. openness = willing to confrontedness
4. caring = does the action consider that the interest of the other group are heard?

Question 9

organizations as arenas

Answer 9

a place where interests/claims are constantly contested

Question 10

organizations as agents

Answer 10

an organization can serve as a means to achieve a goal for those who control the political game