Power and Politics in Organizations

This resource provides an overview of power and politics, considers the effect of conformity, and reviews studies on the effects of conformity. The text explores the relationship between dependency and power. It uses Steve Jobs as an example of all six types of power, including legitimate power, expert power, reward power, information power, coercive power, and referent power. Because leaders can abuse power, the text also examines the direction of influence.

Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:

  1. Understand the meaning of power.
  2. Recognize the positive and negative aspects of power and influence.
  3. Recognize the sources of power.
  4. Understand and recognize influence tactics and impression management.
  5. Learn the definition of a social network and how to analyze your own network.
  6. Understand the antecedents and consequences of organizational politics.
  7. Understand how ethics affect power.
  8. Understand cross-cultural influences on power use.

Source: University of Minnesota, https://open.lib.umn.edu/organizationalbehavior/part/chapter-13-power-and-politics/
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