The political frame assumes that different interest groups hold various goals, values and agenda. Leadership in the political frame stresses that the role of leader is to locate the scarce resources to the most important tasks. On top of that, an effective political leader also knows how to establish the internal and external networks, as well as manage the conflicts among stakeholders. Listen to the case raised from Bolman and Deal's book. Think, what we can learn from this case from the political perspective.

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Assignment before the lecture: none

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Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture:

1. Read chapter 10 and 11 from the course book Bolman, L. G., and Deal, T. E., Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership.
2. Read articles 29 and 33 from the course book Shafriz, J., Ott, J. & Jang, Y., S. 2005. Classics of Organizational Theory