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HROB 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Work Unit, Self-Determination, Empowered

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23 Apr 2016
School
University of Guelph
Department
Human Resources and Organizational Behaviour
Course
HROB 2100
Professor
Sara Mann

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Power -a capacity that has a has to influence the behaviour of b, so that b acts in accordance with a"s wishes. Dependence- b"s relationship to a when a possesses something that b needs. Coercive power power that is based on fear. Reward power- power based on the ability to provide benefits or rewards to people. Legitimate power- power based on relative position in the hierarchy. Expert power- power based on a person"s experience and knowledge. Referent power- you like the person and enjoy doing things for him/her. The least effective power bases are the ones most likely to be used by management (coercive, legitimate, and reward, they are the easiest to implement) Deadline pressures increase group member reliance on individuals with expert power. Importance the things you control must be important. Scarcity- a resource must be perceived as scarce. Non-substitutability- the resource cannot be substituted with something else.

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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 mission❝s 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 organization❝s 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?