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Smart Management

Using Politics in Organisations

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  1. David Butcher
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  2. Martin Clarke
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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Organisational Politics

    • David Butcher, Martin Clarke
    Pages 1-23

  3. The Illegitimacy of Politics

    • David Butcher, Martin Clarke
    Pages 24-48

  4. Legitimate Politics

    • David Butcher, Martin Clarke
    Pages 49-77

  5. The Capable Politician

    • David Butcher, Martin Clarke
    Pages 78-97

  6. Working With Legitimate Politics

    • David Butcher, Martin Clarke
    Pages 98-140

  7. Politics — The Essence of Organisation?

    • David Butcher, Martin Clarke
    Pages 141-157

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 158-163
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About this book

Politics play a central role in all organisations but to this point they have largely been seen as a negative force. Butcher and Clarke expose this as a misunderstanding and show how political behaviour is entirely endemic to managerial activity and how understanding and managing it can have extremely powerful positive effects. They provide an approach to managing politics by balancing personal and organisational interests and show how the centrality of politics to organisational life make it the ideal place from which to change existing patterns of power and influence. Essential reading for directors and senior managers.

About the authors

DAVID BUTCHER is Director of the General Management Development Programmes Group at Cranfield School of Management and acts as a consultant to a range of top companies including Mars, BP, Ericsson, Morgan Stanley, Williams Formula One and the European Space Agency. He has published widely in journals on business transformation and leadership and speaks frequently at international conferences and company seminars.

MARTIN CLARKE is Lecturer in Management Development in the General Management Development Programmes Group at Cranfield School of Management and works as a consultant to a broad range of companies.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Smart Management

  • Book Subtitle: Using Politics in Organisations

  • Authors: David Butcher, Martin Clarke

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333992784

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: David Butcher and Martin Clarke 2001

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-42685-0Published: 01 January 2001

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-333-99278-4Published: 17 April 2001

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 163

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Management, Operations Management

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