MHR 405 Chapter 10: MHR405 Chapter 10.docx

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Human Resources
• Course: MHR 405
• Professor: Kristyn Scott

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For example, a manager threatening employees with dismissal, or an employee being sarcastic toward another co-worker, or threatening to exclude them. Legitmate, reward, and coercive power all orginate from the. Powerholders position: expert power originates from within the powerholder. It is the ability to influence others by possessing knowledge or skills valued by others. There are 3 types of expertise that cope with uncertainty, arranged in order of importance (1st being the most imp. : prevention prevent environmental changes from occurring. Power only makes you influential under certain conditions. The four most important are outlined below: substitutability refers to the availability of alternatives. Power is strongest when someone has a monopoly over a valued resource. As the number of alternative sources increases, the power weakens: for example, labour unions are weakened when companies introduce technologies that replace the need for their union member.