The Politics of Organisational Structure (OneT : 4/9/2021)
Millennium Airlines Political Map

Tip: Use this sheet as you listen to the interviews. Identify the relationships between key players at Millennium Airlines and take note of the political games they are playing. This will help you keep track of what is happening at the Airline. Fill out a new sheet for each interview. You are not required to hand this in with your assignment.

Interview: (e.g. Roger Thwaites and Linda Kenyon)

Elite? Y / N

Elite Capital

Relationships in the Organisation

Political Games

[Name] e.g. Roger Thwaites

Does the interviewee show evidence of being an elite? Yes or No?

· If the actor is an elite, what capital do they evidence in the interview?

· If the actor is not an elite, do not fill out this column

· [name and relationship] e.g. doesn’t trust the HR Manager because of a long-running dispute

· [name]

· [Type of political game and how it is evidenced in the interview] e.g. expertise game – the actor characterises the problems at Millennium Airlines as being due to marketing issues which they can fix

· [Type of political game and how it is evidenced in the interview]

[Name] e.g. Linda Kenyon

Does the interviewee show evidence of being an elite? Yes or No?

· If the actor is an elite, what capital do they evidence in the interview?

· If the actor is not an elite, do not fill out this column

· [name and relationship] e.g. doesn’t trust the HR Manager because of a long-running dispute

· [name]

· [Type of political game and how it is evidenced in the interview] e.g. expertise game – the actor characterises the problems at Millennium Airlines as being due to marketing issues which they can fix

· [Type of political game and how it is evidenced in the interview]