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Discuss how subunits within an organization can acquire the power or influence to gain decision making in their favor. Over 300 words with reference.

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Departments, management, and employees often strive to gain some form of organizational power. As we all know, power enables one to gain access to the organizations decision making process. In addition to access to higher authority, power provides one with control over resources and information to name a few. However, larger organizations will often face subunits or departments striving and/or competing with each other in order to gain power or influence in the decision making process. Below we'll discuss how these subunits within an organization can acquire this power or influence to gain decision making in their favor.

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Departments, management, and employees often strive to gain some form of organizational power. As we all know, power enables one to gain access to the organizations decision making process. In addition to access to higher authority, power provides one with control over resources and information to name a few. However, larger organizations will often face subunits or departments striving and/or competing with each other in order to gain power or influence in the decision making process. Below we'll discuss how these subunits within an organization can acquire this power or influence to gain decision making in their ...

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