1. Chapter 10: Ethical power & Politics
Summer Wilcox

2. Objectives
State how power, politics, and ethics affect behavior, human relations, and performance
Describe 7 bases of power
List techniques to increase power bases
Discuss necessity of political behavior and how to use ethical politics to help you achieve objectives
Differentiate between ethical and unethical politics
Identify techniques to develop effective human relations with superiors, subordinates, peers, and members of other departments

3. Power, Politics, and ethics
Power is a persons ability to influence others to do something they would not otherwise do
Some people want and seek power, while others wouldn’t take it if offered
Abuse
People who are unethical and ethical

4. 7 Bases of power Coercive Power – Threats and/ or punishment.
Connection Power – Relationships with influential people.
Reward Power – User’s influence with something of value.
Legitimate Power – User’s position power.
Referent Power - User’s personal power.
Information Power – User’s information being desired.
Expert Power – User’s skill and knowledge.

5. Techniques to increase your power bases
Coercive power- have a management job that enables you to gain and maintain the ability to hire, discipline, and fire employees
Connection power- expansion of network and contacts with important mangers who have power
Reward power- Obtain management to gain and maintain control over resources
Legitimate power- let people know of your power by gaining people’s perception that you do have it
Referent power- develop relationship with other, stand up for them
Information power- have information flow thru you
Expert power- take all the training and educational programs your organizations provides

6. Necessity of political behavior and how to use ethical politics to achieve goals
3 political behaviors:
Networking
Reciprocity
Coalition building
**When all 3 political behaviors are combined, the goal of human relations is MET!
Integral part of everyday corporate life
To take advantage of political realities

7. Ethical vs. unethical politics
Type l Ethics: refers to behavior that is considered wrong by authority, yet
Not accepted by others as unethical
Type ll Ethics: refers to behavior that is considered wrong by authorities
And the individual, yet, is conducted anyway
Ethical politics
Unethical politics
Includes behaviors that benefits both the individual and organization
Win-Win situation
Includes behaviors that benefits the individual and hurts the organization
Win-Lose situation
Ethical vs. unethical politics

8. Techniques to develop effective human relation with superiors, subordinates, peers, and members of other depts.
Relation with subordinates- one should develop manager-employee relations
Friendship- It should not be one of real friendship
Horizontal Politics are relations with peers and relations with members of other departments
Relations with peers
Cooperating with peers
Competing with Peers
Criticize peers
Relationship with members of other departments
Exercising good human relation skills is exercising good ethics
Vertical politics are relations with superiors and subordinates
Relations with your boss- Analyze your boss style and preferences, and if necessary change your style to match his or her
Common Expectations of Bosses
Loyalty Cooperation Initiative Information Openness to Criticism Regaining your boss trust

9. Questions?
Comments?