Power and Conflict Across Cultures SLP
Power and Conflict Across Cultures SLP
Now that the session is nearing the end and you’ve read and written a great deal about the use of power and politics, it is a good time to assess yourself on what you’ve learned and what you may need to think and improve upon in your future career. Fortunately leading academics have developed a survey to help you assess your knowledge and skills in organizational power and politics. It is very important to be as honest as you can, and answer the questions as you normally act, not as you wish you would!
Complete the assessment at the following website: http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/uzzi/f…
Analysis
Comparison Data
The maximum possible score is 180. Maximums on sub-area scales are provided below. Compare your score to a norm group consisting of 500 business school students. In comparison to the norm group, if you scored
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147 or above |
You are in the top quartile. |
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138-146 |
You are in the second quartile. |
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126-137 |
You are in the third quartile. |
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125 or below |
You are in the bottom quartile. |
Maximum possible scores
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Assessment |
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Skill Area |
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Gaining Information |
108 |
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(Personal characteristics) |
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Expertise |
12 |
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Personal Attractions |
12 |
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Effort |
12 |
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Legitimacy |
12 |
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(Position characteristics) |
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Centrality |
12 |
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Criticality |
12 |
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Visibility |
12 |
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Flexibility |
12 |
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Relevance |
12 |
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Using Influence |
30 |
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Resisting Influence |
18 |
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Increasing Authority |
24 |
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Total Score |
180 |
SLP Assignment
Prepare a 2- to 3-page paper and discuss:
- Your areas of relative strength and weakness.
- The areas you have selected to work to improve—no more than 4 personal/position characteristics. You may or may not want to work on improving Using Influence, Resisting Influence, and Increasing Influence—depending on your scores.
- What areas you think the material in this class helped you with the most? Are there specific articles or tutorials that you think helped you the most regarding the areas covered in this survey?
