POWER AND PLANNING

Power and Planning

Table of Contents

Introduction3

Power3

Organizational Development4

Organizational Hierarchy4

Five Types of Power5

Functional Activities5

Power Sources6

Planning6

Planning: An Important Element of an Organization7

Strategic Versus Tactical Planning8

Advantage of Strategic Planning9

Implications of Strategic Planning10

Conclusion11

References12

POWER AND PLANNING

Introduction

Power is the ability and superiority of a person to guide and persuade others. All human associations are structured to contain two possible power sources. One is in the chain of command that provides an easily recognized ascension of rank applicable to all employees from the entry-level position to the president or CEO. The power which is derived from one's situation in the organization is called as entitled power. Planning is a basic part of our lives, whether we are going to commute into town to run household tasks or make several purchases; journey across town, the state, or country to visit different historical site or partake in cultural events; or organize for and then go into into and navigate through a particular profession or work. As used here, planning is a practice by which you prepare a particular intent, recognize one or more comparable goals, and then make a decision on the actions you will take to realize your intention and attain your goals. Different schools of thoughts have spotted the light on organizational power and planning and argued about a variety of strategies to manage organizational power.

Power

In the literature, there are a number of power definitions. In physics, power is a functioning, visible, concrete term whose effect is measurable. However, in human relationships and organizations, power is an indirectly measurable term which could basically be understood with its effects.

Organizational Development

According to Mintzberg (1994), when there is work to be finished and those answerable for its accomplishment are idly position by waiting for commands. Everyone knows the requirement to be planned in order to plan performance, assign tasks, and recognize a common objective to be attained. Once all things are in position, power must be used to give path and supervise the process. Organizing the performance of individuals leads to the development of a hierarchy in an attempt to explain the partition of authority and assign work tasks. Most organizations, despite of size, will assign certain positions. They may be called president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, or manager. People in these positions will have power over the functions (manufacturing, marketing, legal, accounting, administration, etc; that they must carry out as well as the people inside their group (Mintzberg, 1994).

Corporations, cooperatives, bureaucracies, and any other organizations formed to serve those who share a familiar interest identify the need to direct and manage the activities, policies, and pronouncements of all their members. The organization of businesses, political groups, religious sects, government, the military, and unions results in complex structures; when most of power is retained for the top of the organization, it is common to find obedient persons at the lower levels. As power turn into the driving energy of the organization, it is shared at numerous levels of organization (Godet & ...