Abuse of Power and the Impact It Has on Society
Abuse of Power and the Impact It Has on Society
Summary: Power itself is not necessarily a bad thing with many cases of power producing positve results. It is when power is combined with abuse that a problem begins. Many people in power abuse their position through authority with manipulative srategies.
Power is defined as a political or national strength; strength might force or possession or control over others authority. Power is apparent in every society all over the world, whether its your teacher in the classroom or your states premier. Power itself is not necessarily a bad thing with many cases of power producing positve results. It is when power is combined with abuse that a problem begins. Many people in power abuse their position through authority with manipulative srategies. Such behaviour can have negative, inaccurate, unfair or even bias outcomes.
Abuse of power is the misuse of authority in the course of performing work.
Context
2 Abuse of power most often occurs in the context of supervisor-subordinate relationships. However the abusive party can be a direct supervisor, a colleague of equal rank, a subordinate or someone outside of the reporting relationship.
Forms of abuse of power
3 Abuse of power often takes the form of harassment, expressed in: • speech – such as insults about intelligence; • tone – ranging from raised voice to offensive language such as cursing • isolation – completely ignoring staff; • threats – referring to future employment conditions, such as performance appraisals, confirmations of appointment, salary increases or promotions.
4 Abuse of power might also include: • requests to carry out personal errands; • requests to perform duties of a personal nature inside or outside the work environment; • actions that interfere with the ability of a colleague to work effectively, such as impeding access to information or resources; • explicit or implicit pressure on
Summary: Power itself is not necessarily a bad thing with many cases of power producing positve results. It is when power is combined with abuse that a problem begins. Many people in power abuse their position through authority with manipulative srategies.
Power is defined as a political or national strength; strength might force or possession or control over others authority. Power is apparent in every society all over the world, whether its your teacher in the classroom or your states premier. Power itself is not necessarily a bad thing with many cases of power producing positve results. It is when power is combined with abuse that a problem begins. Many people in power abuse their position through authority with manipulative srategies. Such behaviour can have negative, inaccurate, unfair or even bias outcomes.
Abuse of power is the misuse of authority in the course of performing work.
Context
2 Abuse of power most often occurs in the context of supervisor-subordinate relationships. However the abusive party can be a direct supervisor, a colleague of equal rank, a subordinate or someone outside of the reporting relationship.
Forms of abuse of power
3 Abuse of power often takes the form of harassment, expressed in: • speech – such as insults about intelligence; • tone – ranging from raised voice to offensive language such as cursing • isolation – completely ignoring staff; • threats – referring to future employment conditions, such as performance appraisals, confirmations of appointment, salary increases or promotions.
4 Abuse of power might also include: • requests to carry out personal errands; • requests to perform duties of a personal nature inside or outside the work environment; • actions that interfere with the ability of a colleague to work effectively, such as impeding access to information or resources; • explicit or implicit pressure on