A Political Approach to Organizations: A Review and Rationale
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Academy of Management in Academy of Management Review
- Vol. 2 (2) , 206-216
- https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.1977.4409042
Abstract
In ignoring the implications of systems thinking at the intra-organizational level of analysis, organizational literature has obscured the fact that organizational behavior (OB) occurs as a result of subunit dynamics within the organization. Several assumptions are basic to a political approach to OB. Organizational development literature is discussed from a political perspective.Keywords
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