Change Management and Politics

  As if all the complexities associated with organizational change were not enough, we now consider the challenging notions of organizational politics and trust- More often than not "politics" within organizations has typically been construed as a negative aspect-there may be other perspectives worth considering- First read the Turkman and Berge article (Preserving Trust While Downsizing) paying close attention to the ten-factor model created by Hurley; and then read the Kim And Mauborgne article (Fair Process Theory)- Then, read the chapter from McCallum, Paton & Siebert on Organizational Politics Change and Change- Discussion questions: After completing these readings, reflect on your past experiences with organizational change that were impacted in some way by issues of organizational politics or trust- These experiences can either be positive or negative- This should be a 250 word paragraph- Then, explain how organizational politics may have worked both for you and against you and why? This should be another 250 word paragraph-