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Disciplines > Politics > Power in politics > Coalitions Avoiding coalitions | Handling coalitions
When threatened or otherwise stressed, people form into groups to defend against a common enemy. They may also band together to achieve a common goal. This can be bad news and the bottom line is that if you are trying to get something done in an organization, you really do not want to have to do battle with a coalition. Avoiding coalitionsIt is best if you can first act to avoid coalitions starting, for example by:
Handling coalitionsCoalitions are more powerful than individuals, not only because they represent mass action, but because they also build in social obligations such that individual coalition members will be loathe to act individually and against the interests of the coalition as a whole. This makes handling them very dangerous. Macmillan and Guth (1985) suggest the following tactics:
See alsoMacmillan, I.C. and Guth, W. D. (1985). "Strategy implementation and middle management coalitions" In R. Lamb and P. Shrivistava (eds), Advances in Strategic Management, Vol 3 (Greenwith, CT: JAI Press, 233-254) |
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