Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Organizational Commitment, Ingratiation, Job Performance

• School: Western University
• Department: Management and Organizational Studies
• Course: Management and Organizational Studies 2181A/B
• Professor: Kelly Raz

Document Summary

Power: ability to inluence behaviour of others and resist unwanted inluence in return. Someimes most powerful people lack any sort of formal authority. 5 types legiimate, reward, coercive, expert, and referent. Possible for person to possess all forms of power @ same ime. Derived from person"s posiion within organizaion more formal in nature. Legiimate power: derives from posiion of authority formal authority: have right to ask others to do things considered within scope of authority. Doesn"t give person right to ask employees to do something outside scope of jobs/roles within organizaion: the higher up in organizaion = more legiimate power possessed, diference between having legiimate power and using it eiciently. Expert power: based on knowledge/experise/skill on which others depend: need to have track record of high performance, ability to solve problems, or speciic knowledge necessary to complete tasks. Referent power: based on atraciveness and charisma of leader: exists when others have desire to idenify and be associated w/ person.