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1、组织行为学：权力与政治Powerhasbeendescribedasthelastdirtyword最脏的词.Itiseasierformostofustotalkaboutmoneyorevensexthanitistotalkaboutpower.Peoplewhohavedenyit,peoplewhowantittrynottoappeartobeseekingit,andthosewhoaregoodatgettingitaresecretiveabouthowtheygotit.ButOBresearchershavelearnedalotinpastdecadeaboutho
2、wpeoplegainandusepowerinorganizations.Amajorthemeisthatpowerisanaturalprocessinanygroupororganization.Assuch,youneedtoknowhowit'sacquiredandexercisedifyou'regoingtofullyunderstandorganizationalbehavior如果你想完全了解组织行为，你就必须要知道如何获得和运用权力.Whileyoumayhaveheardthephrase“powercorrupts,andabsolutepowercorrupt
3、sabsolutely,”powerisnotnecessarilybad权力不一定都是坏的.Asoneauthorhasnoted,mostmedicinescankilliftakeninthewrongamountandthousandsdieeachyearinautomobileaccidents,butwedonotabandonchemicalsorcarsbecauseofthedangersassociatedwiththem.Rather,weconsiderdangeranincentivetogettrainingandinformationthat’llhelpu
4、susetheseforcesproductively.Thesameappliestopower.It’sarealityoforganizationlifeandit’snotgoingtogoaway.Moreover,bylearninghowpowerworksinorganizations,youwillbebetterabletouseyourknowledgetohelpyoubeamoreeffectivemanager.WHATISPOWER?PowerreferstoacapacitythatAhastoinfluencethebehaviorofB,soBdoess
5、omethinghewouldnototherwisedo.Thisdefinitionimplies①apotentialthatneednotbeactualizedtobeeffective,②adependencyrelationship,and③theassumptionthatBhassomediscretionoverhisownbehavior.Powermayexistbutnotbeused.Itis,therefore,acapacityorpotential.Onecanhavepowerbutnotimposeit.Probablythemostimportant
6、aspectofpoweristhatitisafunctionofdependency.ThegreaterB’sdependenceonA,thegreaterisA’spowerintherelationship(thegreaterpowerAhasoverB).Dependence,inturn,isbasedonalternativesthatBperceivesandtheimportancethatBplacesonthealternativesthatAcontrols.Apersoncanhavepoweroveryouonlyifhecontrolssomething
7、youdesire.Ifyouwantacollegedegreeandhavetopassacertaincoursetogetit,andyourcurrentinstructoristheonlyfacultymemberinthecollegewhoteachersthatcourse,hehaspoweroveryou.Similarly,ifyou’reattendingcollegeonfundstotal
