Power, Politics and Conflicts in a Workplace Environment

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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Academic Analysis..........................................................................................................................2
Power...............................................................................................................................................2
Politics.............................................................................................................................................4
Conflicts...........................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to enlighten the reader with the information about the aspects of
power, politics and conflicts in a workplace environment. The paper highlights the details about
the concept of power in business environment and how it works as well. The fact should be noted
that politics, power and conflicts, all three aspects form a part of the culture of an organization. It
is important for the business to implement action in such a way that it brings positivity in the
environment (Buchanan 2019). The case of Samsung Company is discussed in the paper so as to
analyse the political tactics employed in various situations occurred in the business. The
difference between constructive dissent and confrontational conflict is also elaborated in the
paper along with the analysis of the ways through which the business can handle such situations
in the best way. The real life example of the company Samsung is elaborated in the paper so as to
guide the reader about the ways in which organizations and its employees make use of given
power and politics in the environment. More details about the report are mentioned below:
Academic Analysis
Power
Power refers to the major factor that affects the activities of a business. It is one of the major
factors that let several people to make crucial decisions in the environment. In a business
environment, power refers to the capacity of the people to overcome resistance of others and
produce consistent results in response to the objectives of the organization. Power could be
multi-directional in an organization and it might be accessed in the upward or downward
direction. Further, it should also be noted that power is present at every level in a workplace
environment but only the limit is different at every level as the top level management exercise
maximum power while the lower level management holds less power in the business
environment (Goddard, and Nexon 2016).
Power plays an important role in implementing effective leadership activities in the workplace
environment, it provides the opportunity to the leaders to influence the employees at large and
make them implement change management in the business environment. Leadership without