IRE260H1 Chapter 12: Power

• School: UTSG
• Department: Employment Relations, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources
• Course: IRE260H1
• Professor: Hua Wang

Document Summary

Power: the capacity to influence others who are in a state of dependence: not al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s per(cid:272)ei(cid:448)ed/re(cid:272)og(cid:374)ized (i. e. tea(cid:272)her"s po(cid:449)er o(cid:448)er the student) Bet(cid:449)ee(cid:374) the perso(cid:374) of po(cid:449)er a(cid:374)d the perso(cid:374) (cid:449)ithout, does(cid:374)"t i(cid:373)pl(cid:455) there"s a poor relatio(cid:374)ship between the two. Power can flow in any direction in an organization i. e. the janitor might gain power over the ceo if he finds him doing something inappropriate. Broad concept that applies to both individual sand groups. Po(cid:449)er deri(cid:448)ed fro(cid:373) a perso(cid:374)"s positio(cid:374) or job i(cid:374) a(cid:374) orga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374) Organizations differ greatly in the extent to which they emphasize and reinforce it i. e. military vs university. When the power works: socialization to accept its influence. Power derived from the ability to provide positive outcomes and prevent negative outcomes: concept of positive reinforcement. Power derived from the use of punishment and threat. Can provoke resistance and is generally ineffective. Power derived from being well liked by others.