Intra-Organizational Power: A Proposed Typology and Model with Behavioral and Relational Aspects

Year 2023, , 277 - 301, 15.06.2023

Meral Kızrak , Abdülkadir Varoğlu

https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.1193951

Abstract

This literature review discusses intra-organizational power by integrating the hierarchical structure, and social and economic system that constitute the organization, along with individuals' power acquisition behaviors. Without neglecting the importance of the actor agency, the study attempts to explain interpersonal and inter-unit power relations. The explanations focus on power’s relational nature and mutual dependency, which is at the center of formal or informal social interactions. Therefore, types of power, behavioral dimensions of power and the power process are evaluated in the light of both personal qualities and structural position variables. Based on the synthesis, both an organizational power typology is developed, and relational power and power balancing process models are proposed. We expect that the study provides a theoretical framework for micro and meso-level organizational studies due to its holistic approach, emphasizing the bureaucratic and social relationship contexts of the organizational actors.
Key Words: Intra-organizational Power, Organizational Politics, Power Sources, Power- Balancing
JEL Classification: M10, M19

Keywords

Intra-organizational Power, Organizational Politics, Power Sources, Power- Balancing

Örgüt İçi Güç: Davranışsal ve İlişkisel Bağlamda Tipoloji ve Model Önerisi

Abstract

Bu yazın incelemesi örgüt içi güç olgusunu örgütün hiyerarşik yapısını, sosyal sistemini ve ekonomik bağlamını oluşturan ilişki yapısı ile bireylerin güç edinme davranışlarını bütünleştirerek tartışmıştır. Çalışma ilgili yazındaki kişiler arası ve birimler arası ilişkilerde rol oynayan örgüt içi gücü, resmi ya da resmi olmayan sosyal etkileşimlerin merkezinde yer alan ilişkisellik ve bağımlılık olgusu kapsamında ve aktör eylemliliğinin önemini de yadsımadan açıklamaya çalışmıştır. Bu kapsamda, güç türleri, gücün davranışsal boyutları ve güç süreci, hem kişisel nitelikler hem de yapısal konum değişkenleri ışığında değerlendirilmiş ve yapılan sentezleme sonucu hem örgüt içi güç tipoloji geliştirilmiş hem de ilişkisel güç ve güç dengeleme süreci modelleri önerilmiştir. Çalışmanın örgüt içi güç olgusuna bütüncül yaklaşımı ve iş görenlerin bürokratik ve sosyal ilişki bağlamlarını vurgulaması bakımından mikro ve mezo düzeydeki örgüt çalışmalarına kuramsal bir çerçeve sunabileceği düşünülmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Örgüt İçi Güç, Örgütsel Politika, Güç Kaynakları, Güç Dengeleme
JEL Sınıflandırması: M10, M19

Keywords

Örgüt İçi Güç, Örgütsel Politika, Güç Kaynakları, Güç Dengeleme

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