MHR 405 Chapter 9: Chapter 9

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Individual sources of power and their effects: coercive power do it or else . the person can make things difficult for people, and you want to avoid getting him or her angry; based on fear: reward power do it because there is something in it for you . the person is able to give special benefits or rewards to people, and you find it advantageous to trade favours with him or her: legitimate power do it because i m the boss . the person has the right, considering his or her position and your job responsibilities, to expect you to comply with legitimate requests: expert power do it because you need my expertise on the matter . the person has the experience and knowledge to earn your respect and you defer to his or her judgment in some matters: referent power do it because you like or respect me .

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Most of you will agree that power and politics are alive and well in most organizations. Now the question is how do you as leaders use power to accomplish the missionâs goals? One of your objectives in this class is to sharpen your influencing people skills by studying different leadership methods. In this module, you will do exactly that by gaining a better understanding of how leaders use legitimate, reward, expert, referent, and coercive power to influence others.

As your text indicates, the three distinct outcomes that may result from the use of power to influence others: compliance, resistance, and commitment. The effective use of position power generally leads to employee compliance, whereas the excessive use of position power and particularly coercive power may result in resistance. The follower response most often generated by personal power is commitment to the organization's goals and objectives and that is what you, as leaders should be striving for in terms of the organizationâs mission.

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