Cobb, Anthony T. (1986). Political Diagnosis: Applications in Organizational Development. Academy of Management Review, Vol. 11 Issue 3. 482-497

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Little attention has been given, however, to the diagnostic requirements of effective political action. An overview of issues and techniques is provided here for the political diagnosis of client systems. Introduction: The objective or purpose of the article is to enable an OD consultant to effectively diagnose political situations in an organization and identify sources of power which can act as change agents during interventions...
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and specializes in organizational politics and justice. In this article, he analyses the power base of individuals, coalitions and organization networks and recommends the procedure to try and read the political situation in an organization across these three levels. Anthony Cobb aims the article primarily at OD consultants and provides ways and means to them to effectively read political pulse in the organizations and identify key elements therein...
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