MHR 405 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Absenteeism, Centrality, Policy

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Power the ability of one party to change or control the behaviour, attitudes, opinions, objectives, needs or values of another party. Influence the process of affecting the thoughts, behaviour and feelings of others. Political behaviour influence attempts that are for personal gain and are not officially sanctioned by an organization. Legitimate power power that is based on a person holding a formal position. Others comply because they accept the legitimacy of the position of the power holder. Reward power power based on a person"s access to rewards. Others comply because they want the rewards the power holder can offer. Coercive power power that is based on a person"s ability to punish. Others comply because they fear punishment or negative consequence. Referent power a power that is based on a person"s attractiveness to and friendship with others. Others comply because they respect and like the power holder. Expert power power based on a person"s expertise, competence and information a certain area.

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Chapter 5 Discussion

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.

Post your responses on the Discussion Board. They should be a minimum of 300 words, grammatically sound, and free from spelling errors. Be sure to comment or respond to at least two of you classmates' postings.

Discussion Questions: Select a present or past manager who has or had coercive power.

Give a specific example of how he or she uses or used reward and punishment to achieve an objective.

Overall, how effective is (or was) this manager at using rewards and punishment?

MHR 405 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Absenteeism, Centrality, Policy

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