CPO-2002 Lecture 7: Lecture 7
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Trying to wrestle free of the influence of others. Politics is the subset of human behavior that involves the use of power or influence. Po(cid:449)er is i(cid:374)(cid:448)ol(cid:448)ed (cid:449)he(cid:374) people (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t a(cid:272)(cid:272)o(cid:373)plish their goals (cid:449)ithout: Use to understand the central characteristics of politics. Exit accept that there has been a change in your environment and alter your behavior to achieve the best outcome possible with the new environment. Voice use (cid:455)our (cid:862)(cid:448)oi(cid:272)e(cid:863) (cid:894)(cid:272)o(cid:373)plai(cid:374), protest, lo(cid:271)(cid:271)(cid:455), dire(cid:272)t a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)(cid:895) to tr(cid:455) to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge the environment back to its original condition. Loyalty accept the fact that your environment has changed and make no changes to alter your behavior. I(cid:374) order to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge o(cid:374)e"s e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, o(cid:374)e t(cid:455)pi(cid:272)all(cid:455) (cid:374)eeds to (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ge the behavior of other people. So, politics is involved when voice is used. The de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) (cid:449)hether to respo(cid:374)d (cid:449)ith e(cid:454)it, (cid:448)oi(cid:272)e, or lo(cid:455)alt(cid:455) is a (cid:862)politi(cid:272)al(cid:863) de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) This means that politi(cid:272)s does(cid:374)"t just begin when voice is chosen.
