Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, Procedural Justice

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Barry Hawn

Document Summary

Why are some people more powerful than others: power can be defined as the ability to influence the behavior of others and resist unwanted influence in return. Just because someone has the ability to influence someone, does not mean they will: people may resist the influence attempts of others. For example, leaders want to do what"s best for their own unit or avoid being a pushover: resistance may come in many forms. Acquiring power: there are 5 major types, which can be grouped along 2 dimensions (organizational power and personal power). Organizational power: the three types of organizational power derive primarily from a person"s position within the organization, considered more formal in nature. Control over raises, performance evaluations, awards : coercive power (intertwined with legitimate power), a form of organizational power based on the ability to hand out punishments, operates primarily on the principle of fear, ex.