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Introduction
This paper will compare and contrast the perception of organizational power and politics among Kaiser Permanente and Oracle Corporation, it will compile a list of strategies for managing stress, as well as evaluate the business and ethical considerations of operating organizations on a global scale, finally, the paper will assess the evolutionary trends in organizational behavior and how they might impact organizations.
Organizational and Trends
Perception of Power
Kaiser Permanente focused on keeping various departments and teams focused on the corporate objectives. These objectives allow management to meet its departmental goals, and the organization as a profitable entity. The goals for this organization focus primarily on financial aspirations, building relationships with the internal and external consumers, and employee retention. The perception of power is usually made up of the managers, department heads and the executives at the top of the corporation. The perception of power at Kaiser Permanente is that the work group does what management expects of them. The company’s goals and objectives are usually outlined in a presentation at the beginning of the year, so that each employee knows the goals and direction the organization is headed in. Each manager then takes the part of those objectives that pertain to their department and outlines how their particular department will meet its objectives to align with the corporate goals. In each department the manager is perceived by employees as the CEO of their department. It unfortunately is usually the closest approximation that most employees reach to the CEO. The perception of power can also be viewed as clueless. Some ...