Power, Politics, and Culture at United Airlines
POSITION PAPER: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE on United Airlines. MBA paper for Business Leadership class
POSITION PAPER: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE
In this assignment, you’ll analyze the ways
power and politics have influenced an organization’s culture. You’ll apply best practices you learned in course resources and your own research to make
recommendations for improving this organization’s culture. PREPARATION Using the same organization from the first two assignments, imagine the CEO has now requested your task force
investigate the influence of power and politics on the
corporate culture. You have been asked to prepare a position paper that presents and supports your recommendations to improve the culture. Prepare for this assignment by delving into the organization’s culture and identifying the resources you, the task force leader, will use to create your research-supported position paper.
Use at least two quality resources such as the course textbook, company website,
business websites (CNBC,
Bloomberg, etc.), resources from the Strayer Library, and/or outside sources.
Note: Wikipedia and web-based blogs do not qualify as credible resources.
1. Influence of Politics and Power Explain how politics and power-play may have influenced the
organization’s culture.2. Sources of Power Explore the sources of power and describe how management could use this influence to benefit your department and improve
organizational performance.3. Leadership
Behavior and Culture Make recommendations that support how the study of power and politics could influence leadership behavior and improve the organization’s culture.
4. Leadership Influence Discuss the importance and complexity of leadership behavior. How does it influence organizational
structure and performance?5. Executive Summary Prepare an executive summary that presents your recommendations for ways in which the organization could build a
stronger culture.Note: An executive summary is a condensed version of your full report. It should summarize briefly all the main points in concise paragraphs. It should be written clearly and should use language appropriate for the audience.
Do you need me to send it to you again? Because I need to use the same company like I mentioned to you last time
I also will send you the first one , so you can take a look at that one as well.
Answer preview
United Airlines is one of the leading airlines in the world, and it has exerted its dominance in the aviation industry. For a company of its sheer size, leadership is a vital aspect of United Airlines’ operations because it determines the continuity of its success. Politics and power are potent concepts whose influence in an organizational setup cannot be underestimated. To build a more robust corporate culture, United Airlines must strive to balance authority and power. This proposition can be achieved by having the top leadership embrace meritocracy, where people who are given authority…
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