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An attempt in this paper is made to discuss organizational leadership in the context of power, politics, conflict, culture and climate. Accordingly the aforesaid concepts have been discussed in the Introduction. Power and politics are among the most important concepts in the study of organization behavior. Both power and politics are dynamic concepts and are a function of the interaction between different players in organizations. Although politics is generally regarded as negative and undesirable, but politics may be both sometimes good for the organization. Conflict frequently arises in the workplace. Goal incompatibility between groups or individuals, differentiation, task interdependence, scarce resources, ambiguity, and communication problems can all lead to a situation that promotes conflict. The organizational climate and culture are the powerful tools that have tremendous effect on the morale, performance and job satisfaction of the members in any organization. The climate and culture play a vital role in an organization as these are usually associated with the perceptions, ideas, values, beliefs and most importantly the behavior of its players. The paper also attempts literature review, the study highlighting in brief rationale-objectives-methodology. The paper finally after detailed discussion arrives at conclusions.
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