I believe the usual term for this is "politics". This is one classic reference.
There are actually a few others, such as Group Psychology, Marketing, Economics and Mechanism Design.
In general, I see this as a big problem that requires many different frameworks to have an effect.
Can you point out your 3-5 favorite books/frameworks?
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