Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Chap - 15 and 16
Chap - 15 and 16
Chap - 15 and 16
Reality
◦ Management life is hectic, frantic, constantly shifting
◦ Too busy to read or even think
◦ Rely on intuition and hunches for many of the most important decisions
Organizations as Multiple
Realities
Process Structural Human Political Symbolic
Resource
Choosing a Frame
Question If yes: If no:
Are you working from the bottom Political, symbolic Structural, human
up? resource
Effective Managers and
Organizations
Effective Senior Managers
◦ Highly complex jobs requiring diverse skills
◦ Political dimension is critical
Know the players (individuals and interest groups) and what they
want
◦ Build ties to key players and group leaders