tudents will demonstrate their knowledge and skills to:

• Explore the three bases of formal power and the two bases of personal power;
• Identify power or influence tactics and their contingencies;
• Explore the causes and consequences of abuse of power; and
• Describe how politics work in organizations.

Instructions

• Maximum length: 1000 - 1200 words; double-spaced pages (including charts, tables, figures, graphs, appendices).
• Follow APA standards for style, citations, and references (minimum of 2 academic sources).
• Your case study report should have the following components in this order:
  • Cover Page (Include name and student IDs of all group members).
  • Identifying and analyzing the issues.
  • Conclusions.
  • Recommendation.
  • References.
  • Appendices (any charts, financials, visuals, or other related items can be placed here and referenced in the report).

In an attempt to discourage students from the temptation of using AI to write this assignment for them, the Professor will meet the individual students in the next class and question them about the submitted case analysis. The Professor will assess the students understanding of the subject, which may affect the grading of the case analysis.

Case Study

Barry's Peer Becomes His Boss

As Barry looked out the window of his office in Toronto, the gloomy October skies obscured his usual view of the CN Tower. "That figures," Barry thought to himselfhis mood was just as gloomy.

Five months ago, Barry's company, CTM, a relatively small but growing technology company, reorganized itself. Although such reorganizations often imperil careers, Barry felt the change only improved his position. Barry's co-worker, Raphael, was promoted to a different department, which made sense because Raphael had been with the company for a few more years and had worked with the CEO on a successful project. Because Raphael was promoted and their past work roles were so similar, Barry thought his own promotion was soon to come.

However, six weeks ago, Barry's boss left. Raphael was transferred back to the same department and became Barry's boss. Although Barry felt a bit overlooked, he knew he was still relatively junior in the company and felt that his good past relationship with Raphael would bode well for his future prospects.

The previous six weeks, however, had brought nothing but disappointment. Although Raphael often told Barry he was doing a great job, drawing from several observations, Barry felt that opinion was not being shared with the higher-ups. Worse, a couple of Barry's friends in the company showed Barry several emails where Raphael had taken credit for Barry's work.

"Raphael is not the person I thought he was," thought Barry.

What was his future in the company if no one saw the outcomes of his hard work? How would it affect his career to work for someone who apparently was willing to do anything to get ahead, even at others' expense? He thought about looking for another job, but that prospect only darkened his mood further. He liked the company. He felt he did good work there.

As Barry looked again out his window, a light rain began to fall. The CN Tower was no more visible than before. He just did not know what to do.

Questions

Students are encouraged to use the learning developed after reading the relevant chapters to answer the questions stated below:

1. Should Barry complain about his treatment by Raphael? To whom? If he did complain, what influence tactics and behaviour should Barry use?
2. Studies have shown that those prone to complaining or "whining" tend to have less power in an organization. Do you think whining leads to diminished power and influence, or the other way around? How can Barry avoid appearing to be a whiner?
3. Do you think Barry should look for another job? Why or why not?

Evaluation

The following rubric indicates those areas that you should be focusing on in preparing your assignment:

Activity/Competencies Demonstrated	Grade
Executive Summary	/10
Analysis	/30
Scenario Analysis relevant to the question	/10
Root Causes relevant to the course outline	/20
Conclusion	/20
Proposed Solution relevant to the course/chapter learnings	/20
Recommendations	/10
Communication and Referencing	/30
Spelling, grammar, and formatting	/10
Layout and coherence	/10
APA Referencing	/10
Total	/100