Communication and Bases of Power Power influences our behavior and the way we communicate in the workplace. Power is defined as the affected behavior of one person from the influence of another person with higher authority. Depending on how the power is used‚ it may have a positive or negative effect in an organization. According to Robbins and Judge (2009)‚ there are five bases of power that can influence individuals or groups in the workplace; they are coercive power
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Latoya Washington Latoya Washington is a little fish in a big pond. She has opinions‚ but not necessarily the power to get what she wants. Though Washington is a tenured professor and has more longevity than the department head‚ she does not hold the authority that John Carl‚ her boss does. While she is valued at her position‚ her voice does not hold weight to make decisions‚ regardless of the input she or anyone else gives (Lussier & Achua‚ 2012). Power and Influence of John Carl John Carl‚ the department
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understand it by different eminent writers‚ Weber is considered to be the first person to attempt at the systematic understanding of the bureaucracy. Max Weber on Rationality & Authority * Max Weber’s concept of bureaucracy is closely related to his ideas on legitimacy of authority. * He differentiated authority‚ power and control. His theories on domination‚ leadership and legitimacy merit special mention.
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Analysis of the Dynacorp Case The political lens looks at an organization from the perspective of "how power and influence are distributed and wielded‚ how multiple stakeholders express their different preferences and get involved in or excluded from decisions‚ and how conflicts can be resolved" (Ancona‚ Kochan‚ Scully‚ Van Maanen and Westney M2-10) . It is an arena for competition and conflict among individuals‚ groups and other organizations whose interests and goals differ dramatically. The
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organization with her professionalism. Her co-workers have learnt a lot from her as she is always encouraging them to develop the best product possible. Positional Power: Even though the organizational structure is flat‚ her position gives her the authority to approve developers’ recommendations before forwarding them to the COO. Relational Power: The progress of the firm depends on her professional relationships with the clients. She has strong‚ direct ties with her co-workers and her boss and is
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Obedience to Authority No human social organization can function without some degree of obedience to authority‚ as the alternative would be anarchy leading to total chaos. Hence we find some sort of a hierarchy in both the most underdeveloped and the most civilized societies where certain individuals exercise authority over others. Almost everyone will agree that some degree of authority in certain individuals or groups (and their obedience by other groups) is desirable for the proper
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Ladebo‚ Awotunde‚ & AbdulSalaam-Saghir‚ 2006 p. 206). Interactional justice refers to the quality of treatment employees experience in their interactions with authorities‚ particularly authorities enacting formal organizational procedures (Bies & Moag‚ 1986; Colquitt et al‚. 2001 as cited in Chiaburu‚ 2007 p. 211). Usually these authorities are the supervisors who act as a mediator between the organization and its employees (Rego & Cunha‚ 2012 p. 408). Supervisors can treat their subordinates respectfully
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THE ORGANIZATION AS A POLITICAL SYSTEM OVERVIEW: The Political perspective brings into sharp focus some aspects of the organization that are very different from those we see using the Strategic Design lens. Where the Strategic design lens sees the organization as a social system deliberately constructed to achieve overarching strategic goals‚ the Political lens sees it as an arena for competition and conflict among individuals‚ groups‚ and other organizations whose interests and goals differ
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Power is defined as the ability to do or act; strength; authority; control; or person having authority (Collins Gem-English Dictionary 1995). A nation or political entity wanting to have the power to influence the course of world events would require three important criteria which are‚ a strong economy‚ military‚ and a good educational system. A strong economy is one of the most important criteria in making a country powerful because it provides the country with the ability to buy resources
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the Research The title of this research is “Obedience of soldiers to authority depicted in Saving Private Ryan novel by Max Allan Collins” 1.2 Field and Object of the study The field of study in this research is literature while the object of this research is novel entitled Saving Private Ryan by Max Allan Collins. This research focuses on how chosen soldiers who got order to save Ryan respond and obey the superior authority. Also‚ this research will apply sociological psychology of obedience
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