ch 13 Ch 14 summary

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Chapter 13 and 14 Summary
Power and politics are crucial elements of organizations and work environment. Important lessons applicable to my work environment include the importance of identification of the various sources of power by the manager to accomplish the required levels of influence and to inspire the followers to work towards the achievement of the organizational objectives. The lessons also explains the existence of politics in the work environment as various individuals seek various methods for attaining power such as through reward and punishment (Griffin and Moorhead 100). Consequently, there is a need to ensure fair distribution of resources in the organization to ensure that some individuals or groups do not feel left out. Such politics are always the sources of conflicts. The prevention of the conflicts should thus be based on the management and control of power to ensure conformity and dependability in the work environment. Social networks are vital in the organization as the builds the necessary unity of purpose and a sense of teamwork that is vital for the attainment of the organizational objectives.
An organization can adopt any type of structure such as functional, divisional, and matrix designs with each of the mentioned framework having certain advantages and disadvantages. The reading on the structure of the organization applies to my workplace by presenting a framework for performing specific tasks and workflow (Griffin and Moorhead 154).

Furthermore, an organizational should not allow for efficient and effective flow operations but should also ensure establishment of learning and adaptation to the various environmental dynamics. Strategies for management of resistance to change such as shared decision-making and consultation of all the team members is useful in my highly dynamic work environment that high levels of flexibility, teamwork, and cooperation.
Works Cited
Griffin, Ricky, and Gregory Moorhead. Organizational behavior. Nelson Education, 2011.