KEY CONCEPTS: THE POLITICAL FRAME

Assumptions of the Political Frame

Organizations as Coalitions

Power and Decision Making

Sources of Power

Under and Overbounded Systems

Conflict

Moral Mazes

The Manager as Politician

Political Skills

Mapping the Political Terrain

Networking and Building Coalitions

Bargaining and Negotiation

Morality and Politics

Organizations as Arenas

Bottom Up Action

Political Barriers to Control from the Top

Organizations as Political Agents