SPH-T 333 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Sport Psychology, Centrality, Policy
Power & Politics
Power: the ability to get someone to do something they would not have done otherwise
Authority: A form of power; Poer that is forally satioed or arues eause of a perso’s positio
in an organization
Sources of Power
Individual Power
Legitimate power: authority; acquired by virtue of your position
Ex. A coach or athletic director
Reward power: otrol oer aother’s reard
Ex. The GM could provide an incentive for a player who is performing in a
certain way on the field
Coercive power: Ability one person has to punish another; this type of power can be
dysfunctional as it can alienate and build resentment
Ex. Mike Rice singled out players and punished them by throwing basketballs at
them and speaking in a derogatory manner
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtf6eWtGWh0)
Referent power: Based on charisma and the identification with that quality
Ex. Many see coaches like Bob Knight or John Wooden as charismatic leaders
they want to emulate and be associated with
Expert power: based on knowledge or skill
Ex. A sport psychologist has a specific knowledge base that provides power; a
team accountant has knowledge and skill that makes him/her powerful in
financial decisions
Organizational Power
Acquisition and Control of Resources: resources may be money, people, information,
legitimacy; a subunit who has the ability to acquire resources critical to the
organizational operations
Ability to Cope with Uncertainty: changes occur in the environment that organizations
need to be able to cope with. They can do so in various ways:
1. Acquire information about future trends
2. Absorption – action after an event has occurred
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