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Organizational Context and Upward Influence: An Experimental Study of the Use of Power Tactics

This study examines the effects of organizational context on sub ordinates' use of power tactics in upward influence attempts. A simulation design similar to that used by Staw and Ross (1980) was employed. Subjects were randomly assigned one of two forms of an organizational scenario. The following organizational character istics were described as either all positive or all negative in the scenarios: (1) managerial competence, (2) supervisory support, (3) fairness in reward, and (4) rule enforcement. Between-group com parisons show that (a) respondents to the positive scenario were more likely to choose rational power tactics, and (b) respondents to the negative scenario were more likely to choose political power tactics (ingratiation, threat, and blocking). These results reinforce the utility of considering organizational context as a potential source of variation in individual responses. Theoretical, research, and prac tical implications are discussed.

Group & Organization Management, Vol. 8, No. 3, 337-355 (1983)
DOI: 10.1177/105960118300800310


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