Assignment 3

ASSIGNMENT 3: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE

Due Week 9 and worth 190 points

In Assignment 2, 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

Following SWS standards, write a 5 to 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.

2. Sources of Power

○ Explore the sources of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit the department and improve organizational performance.

3. 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.

4. Leadership Influence

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

5. References and Citations

○ Go to https://research.strayer.edu to locate at least two resources. ○ In-text citations are required when paraphrasing or quoting another source.

6. Formatting and Writing Standards

○ Formatting and writing standards are part of your grade. Align your formatting to the Strayer Writing Standards.

*Grading for this assignment will be based on the following criteria and evaluation standards:

POINTS: 190 ASSIGNMENT 3: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE

Criteria Exemplary

100% - A

Proficient

85% - B

Fair

75% - C

Unacceptable

0% - F

1. Influence of

Politics and

Power

Weight: 20%

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.

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.

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.

Does not explain

how politics and

power-play may

have influenced the

organization’s

culture.

2. Sources of

Power

Weight: 20%

Completely identifies

the 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.

Satisfactorily identifies

the sources 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.

Partially identifies the

sources 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.

Does not identify the

sources of power or

describe how

management could

use this influence to

enhance

organizational

performance. There

is no reference to

research.

3. Leadership

Behavior and

Culture

Weight 25%

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.

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.

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.

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.

POINTS: 190 ASSIGNMENT 3: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE

Criteria Exemplary

100% - A

Proficient

85% - B

Fair

75% - C

Unacceptable

0% - F

4. Leadership

Influence

Weight 20%

Thoroughly discusses

how the importance

and complexity of

leadership behavior

influences

organizational

structure and

performance. Relevant

key concepts are

presented with strong

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.

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.

Does not discuss

how the importance

and complexity of

leadership behavior

influences

organizational

structure and

performance. There

is no reference to

research.

5. Reference

minimums;

Reference

quality

Weight 5%

Meets or exceeds

required number of

references; all

references high-quality

choices.

Meets required number

of references; some

references may be

poor-quality choices.

Does not meet the required

number of references;

some references may be

poor-quality choices

No references

provided or all

references poor-

quality choices.

6. Follows

writing

standards;

Meets page

minimums

Weight 10%

Followed all writing

standards. Met page

minimums.

Followed most writing

standards. Met page

minimums.

Followed few writing

standards. May not have

met page minimums.

Followed few to no

writing standards.

Did not meet page

minimums.