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Explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture. 20 %
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Does not explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture	Partially explains how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture. Identifies some issues but does not fully explore them or make a strong connection to their impact. Uses little research support.	Satisfactorily explains how politics and power- play may have influenced the organization’s culture. Identifies some core issues and connects them to the impact on the culture. The explanation uses research support.	. Completely explains how politics and power-play may have influenced the organization’s culture. Accurately identifies the core issues and strongly connects them to the impact on culture. The explanation is well- supported by research.
Identify at least one source of power or describe how management could use this influence to enhance organizational performance. 20 %
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Does not identify at least one source of power or describe how management could use this influence to enhance organizational performance. There is no reference to research.	Partially identifies at least one source of power and describes how management could use this influence to enhance organizational performance. Not all key concepts are identified and there is a loose connection to performance. There is little research support.	Satisfactorily identifies at least one source of power and describes how management could use this influence to enhance organizational performance. Most key concepts are accurately identified and there is a connection to enhanced performance with research support.	Completely identifies one or more sources of power and describes how management could use this influence to enhance organizational performance. Uses relevant key concepts and makes valid connections to enhanced performance that are well supported by research.
Recommend how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and impact the organization’s culture. 25 %
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Does not recommend how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and impact the organization’s culture. There is no reference to research.	Partially recommends how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and impact the organization’s culture, but the recommendations are unclear or unrealistic. There is no clear connection to the impact on culture. There is little or no research support.	Satisfactorily recommends how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and impact the organization’s culture. Recommendations are clear and mostly realistic; there is a connection to the impact on culture. Research support is evident.	Provides excellent recommendations as to how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and impact the organization’s culture. Recommendations are credible and relevant with a strong connection to the impact on culture backed by well- supported research.
Discuss how the importance and complexity of leadership behavior influences organizational structure and performance. 20 %
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Does not discuss how the importance and complexity of leadership behavior influences organizational structure and performance. There is no reference to research.	Partially discusses how the importance and complexity of leadership behavior influences organizational structure and performance. Some key concepts are missing and there is little or no research support.	Satisfactorily discusses how the importance and complexity of leadership behavior influences organizational structure and performance. Most key concepts are presented with research support	Thoroughly discusses how the importance and complexity of leadership behavior influences organizational structure and performance. Relevant key concepts are presented with strong research support.
Reference minimums; reference quality. 5 %
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No references provided or all references are poor-quality choices.	Does not meet the required number of references; some references may be poor-quality choices.	Meets the required number of references; some references may be poor-quality choices.	Meets or exceeds the required number of references; all references are high-quality choices.
Follows writing standards; meets page minimums. 10 %
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Follows few to no writing standards. Does not meet page minimums.	Follows few writing standards. May not meet page minimums	Follows most writing standards. Meets page minimums.	Follows all writing standards. Meets page minimums.

Power, Politics, and Culture

Overview

In your second assignment, you created a professional development plan using EI building blocks and motivation. In this last assignment, you will examine how politics and power influence an organization and its culture.

In business, power and politics greatly influence an organizational culture and may hinder organizational productivity. In your role as consultant, you observed power and politics influence on the corporate culture.

Instructions

Write a 5–7 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.

· Sources of Power:

. Explore at least one source of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit the department and improve organizational performance.

· 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.

· Leadership Influence:

. Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior in solving the issue you identified. How does it influence organizational structure and performance?

· References and Citations:

. Go to the Strayer University Online Library to locate at least two resources.

. In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.

· Formatting and Writing Standards:

. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course.

Confidentiality: Since you will be addressing real issues in real organizations in your assignments, it is important to respect confidentiality. Feel free to use an alias for any company or individuals you might mention in your assignments. Remember that all discussions about these organization should only occur within this course and not be shared with people outside the course.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

· Analyze the influence of politics, power, and leadership behavior on organizational culture.