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    Thomas Green is facing a career crisis at his company. He is exerting referent and expert power over his subordinates, while his boss Frank Davis uses legitimate and reward power against him. Davis is using pressure tactics to influence Green, while Green should use rational persuasion and inspirational appeals on Davis and Shannon McDonald. Green is using positive political behaviors like building networks, but lacks coalition building. Davis and McDonald use deceptive tactics, but these may not be effective long term. Individual factors like Green's ambition and organizational politics are promoting politics in the organization.

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    Thomas Green is facing a career crisis at his company. He is exerting referent and expert power over his subordinates, while his boss Frank Davis uses legitimate and reward power against him. Davis is using pressure tactics to influence Green, while Green should use rational persuasion and inspirational appeals on Davis and Shannon McDonald. Green is using positive political behaviors like building networks, but lacks coalition building. Davis and McDonald use deceptive tactics, but these may not be effective long term. Individual factors like Green's ambition and organizational politics are promoting politics in the organization.

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    Case Questions Thomas Green Power, Office Politics and A Career in Crisis

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    Thomas Green is facing a career crisis at his company. He is exerting referent and expert power over his subordinates, while his boss Frank Davis uses legitimate and reward power against him. Davis is using pressure tactics to influence Green, while Green should use rational persuasion and inspirational appeals on Davis and Shannon McDonald. Green is using positive political behaviors like building networks, but lacks coalition building. Davis and McDonald use deceptive tactics, but these may not be effective long term. Individual factors like Green's ambition and organizational politics are promoting politics in the organization.

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    CASE NO.

    5
    Influencing: Power, Politics, Networking and
    Negotiation
    QUESTIONS
    THOMAS GREEN: POWER, OFFICE POLITICS
    AND A CAREER IN CRISIS

    Q.1) Present a summary of the case highlighting the main features of the company,
    situation and Thomas Greens performance up till now?

    Q.2) Using the 7 sources of power explain and justify which power sources Shannon
    McDonald, Frank Davis and Thomas green are exerting on each other and why?

    Q.3) By utilizing the 9 power tactics explain and justify which power tactics currently
    Frank Davis is using on Thomas Green to influence him and which power tactics
    currently Thomas Green is using to influence Frank Davis and Shannon McDonald? In
    your opinion, which power tactics Thomas Green should use to exert control over both
    Frank Davis and Shannon McDonald?

    Q.4) According to the positive view of politics which out of the 3 positive political
    behaviors Thomas Green is using and which ones he is currently lagging behind?

    Q.5) Which unethical political behaviors are currently being used by Thomas Green,
    Frank Davis and Shannon McDonald? Explain and justify? Are these unethical political
    behaviors effective for each one of them? Why or why not?

    Q.6) Considering the organizational and individual causes of political behavior, which
    individual and which out of the organizational factors are promoting politics in the
    organization? Explain and Justify with reference to the case.

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