Mastering Organizational Politics and Power

Mastering Organizational Politics and Power

Term
Course Number
DYNM 612 001
Course Code
DYNM612001
Course Key
67006
Day(s)
Friday
Time
4:30pm-7:30pm
Instructor
Prerequisites
Course permit requests for non-DYNM students: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/lps/graduate/dynamics/course-permit
Primary Program
Course Note
DYNM Category: A; DYNM Concentration: LMC
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to explore, enhance, and expand the participants' competence in organizational politics. Students will observe political dynamics as they occur in their own organizations and will interview senior managers in other organizations to learn how political realities vary from one organization to another. Theoretical ideas about a dimension of organizational politics of particular interest to each individual participant will be analyzed in a term paper. In addition, each participant will keep a personal diary of political dynamics in his or her own workplace. The course will also explore ways to master the political skills of networking, negotiating, influencing, leading, and following, as well as developing a political strategy.
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