The concept of “predation” in the field of organization is usually associated with the deterioration of its
resources. However, when a population ecology approach is used, there is a focus on the relationships
between the players of the organization and the interaction of three main variables: the power of the
players,the intimacy between them and the lethality oftheir actions. The latter two are requested on loan
from the functional classification proposed by the ecology of populations and crucial in the predator-prey
relationship. This paper exploits such knowledge in the ecology, and argues that their study provides an
understanding of the management styles in the organization.
