BU288 Chapter Notes - Chapter 22: Precondition, Centrality, Rationality
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Having a mentor, friends: multi directional, power can flow in any direction in any organization, applies to both individuals and groups. In ob, power is defined as influence: precondition of influence: dependence, power is only negative when it is used for the wrong reasons, tendency now that organizations are more flat, and a push to teamwork. Implications: people must be empowered to make decisions but they are also accountable to these decisions: respo(cid:374)si(cid:271)ilit(cid:455) of super(cid:448)isor or tea(cid:373) lead to let (cid:455)ou k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:455)ou"re doi(cid:374)g wrong and how to improve. Ill structured problems, need someone to know how to address these issues: centrality, substitutability. Five bases of individual power: legitimate power job role, ex. Ceo: based on the position they hold, accepted by people in the lower ranks in the organization, leads to compliance, reward power outcomes, not just positive outcomes but also negative, ex.
