ASSIGNMENT 3
POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE
Due Week 9: 240 points
In business, power and politics greatly influence an organizational culture in turn hinder organizational productivity. In your role as consultant you observed power and politics influence on the corporate culture.
INSTRUCTIONS
Create a double-spaced 5 to 7 page report that addresses the following:
1) Influence of Politics and Power
• Explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture.
2) Sources of Power
• Explore the sources of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit your department and improve organizational performance.
3) Leadership Behavior and Culture
• Make recommendations that support how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and improve the organization’s culture.
4) Leadership Influence
• Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior. How does it influence organizational structure and
performance?
5) References and Citations
• Provide at least 2 quality resources.
• In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting
another source.
6) Formatting and Writing Standards
• Formatting and writing standards are part of your grade. Align your formatting to the Strayer Writing Standards.
*Grading for this assignment will be based on the following criteria and evaluation standards:
POINTS: 240 ASSIGNMENT 3: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE
