Role of Power in Od
What is power?
We can examine “power” from the following definitions:
“Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of great power; the power of capillary attraction; money gives power.”
“Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm.”
Power is frequently defined as the ability to influence the behavior of others with or without resistance. The term authority is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to humans as social beings. In the corporate environment, power is often expressed as upward or downward. With downward power, a company's superior influences subordinate. When a company exerts upward power, it is the subordinates who influence the decisions of the leader (Greiner & Schein, 1988).
Analyzing these definitions shows some common elements: effectance-getting one's way: the necessity interaction between two parties; the act or ability of influencing others; and outcomes favoring one party over the other. We therefore define interpersonal power as the ability to get one's way in a social situation. * the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way: the power of speech * the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events: a political process that offers people power over their own lives
The specific criteria of power are given below: * 1. The ability or capacity to perform or act effectively. * 2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude. Often used in the plural: her powers of concentration. * 3. Strength or force exerted
We can examine “power” from the following definitions:
“Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect, whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of great power; the power of capillary attraction; money gives power.”
“Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength, force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm.”
Power is frequently defined as the ability to influence the behavior of others with or without resistance. The term authority is often used for power perceived as legitimate by the social structure. Power can be seen as evil or unjust, but the exercise of power is accepted as endemic to humans as social beings. In the corporate environment, power is often expressed as upward or downward. With downward power, a company's superior influences subordinate. When a company exerts upward power, it is the subordinates who influence the decisions of the leader (Greiner & Schein, 1988).
Analyzing these definitions shows some common elements: effectance-getting one's way: the necessity interaction between two parties; the act or ability of influencing others; and outcomes favoring one party over the other. We therefore define interpersonal power as the ability to get one's way in a social situation. * the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way: the power of speech * the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events: a political process that offers people power over their own lives
The specific criteria of power are given below: * 1. The ability or capacity to perform or act effectively. * 2. A specific capacity, faculty, or aptitude. Often used in the plural: her powers of concentration. * 3. Strength or force exerted