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Lars is a new manager at Ikea in Ottawa. He has been sent to Ottawa from Almhult Sweden as a result of a lost power struggle with a rival middle manager $($Sven$).$ Lars is heading brock to Almhut to meet with thea decatives next week to discuss expanding the Ottawa location and he knows that Sven will also be at the meetings looking for resources to support his own store back in Sweden. Lars needs your help to improve his political skill.

A $(4$ marks$)$ Explain to Lars why there is political activity in his organization, how it can be actually be a good thing for both himself and the organization if he improves his political skill.

B$.(4$ marks$)$ Provide Lars with a definition of political skill and offer specific strategies that he may use to improve his each of the components of political skill

C$.(4$ marks$)$ Lars also struggles with his tactics for persuasion. Explain the difference between active and passive facilitation and which behaviours may inhibit his ability. to persuade the senior management team to support his plan for the Ottawa store

D$.$ In order to influence the team of lieea executives expand the Ottawa location, Lars must be skillul in his approach. Olicuss at least two of Cialdin$/$s principles for persuasion that will zin commitment from the team and offer Lass a story from your own experience of a time when you used these principles to influence colleagurt or: customers. $(8$ marks$)$