ADM 2336 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Canadian Pacific Railway, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Guanxi
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Since his arrival at canadian pacific railway ltd. in mid-2012, few would argue with hunter. Harrison"s ability to influence how things are done within the company. Powerful people within organizations can make a huge difference to the success of an organization or group. There are many different types of leaders, many of whom can excel, given the right circumstances. Power: can be defined as the ability to influence the behaviour of others and resist unwanted influence in return. Just because a person has the ability to influence others does not mean they will actually choose to do so. Power can be seen as the ability to resist the influence attempts of others. In the form of the simple voicing of a dissenting opinion, the refusal to perform a specific behaviour, or the organization of an opposing group of coworkers. Sometimes the most powerful people we know lack any sort of formal authority.
