CMN 2148 Study Guide - Final Guide: Direct Democracy, Metar, Representative Democracy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 2148
• Professor: Trevor Tucker

Document Summary

Organizations as systems of government that vary according to the political principles employed. Where interests are divergent, society should provide a means of allowing individuals to reconcile their differences through consultation and negotiation. Aristotle: politics for him, provided a means of creating order out of diversity while avoiding forms of totalitarian rule. Organizations, like governments, employ some system of rule as a means of creating and maintaining order among their members. Political analysis can thus make a valuable contribution to organizational analysis. The following are among the most common varieties of political rule found in organizations: The prefix indicates the precise nature of the power or rule employed. Autocracy: absolute government where power is held by an individual or small group and supported by control of critical resources, property or ownership rights, tradition, charisma, and other claims to personal privilege.