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    The power of advertising

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    The Power of Advertising Gail Patterson It is argued by many that television is the most powerful source of advertising (Grant and O’Connor; 2005‚ Jasperson and Yun‚ 2007) and is also the most likely form of media to be remembered and discussed by the public (Ford-Hutchinson and Rothwell‚ 2002‚ p17). This is confirmed by a number of studies that show a good response to television advertising‚ and corresponding commercial spending; a report in the Economist found that “Television remains

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    The Power of Authority

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    Authority Authority means the legitimate or acceptable use of power. “If an order given by a leader to a member of his group is accepted by the member and controls his activity in the group‚ then the order is said to carry authority” C.I Barnard Authority means the ability to control the behavior of others. Authority is a symbolic reality and it is the ability to influence person’s actions in a desired direction without resorting to force. The most important earthly influence in a person ’s life

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    Power of Communication

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    Power of Communication Introduction: Communication is the basic human need to share meanings and express ideas and thoughts and that can be achieved by the exchange of information between the society members. The process of communication is defined by the technology available‚ culture and protocols of communication. Political scientists are interested in political communication through studying the interaction communication between the political system and the political process generally and they

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    The Power of the President

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    “The power of the president is limited to the power to persuade.” Discuss. (45 marks) Many people view the president as the all-powerful authoritative man who governs the country as he pleases from his oval office. However the president derives his power from constitutional authority. The president is required to influence those around him with political persuasion to achieve his political agenda. The president can’t simply wave his hand and demand changes in public policy and expect the governmental

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    Soft Power

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    Soft Power Author(s): Joseph S. Nye‚ Jr. Source: Foreign Policy‚ No. 80‚ Twentieth Anniversary‚ (Autumn‚ 1990)‚ pp. 153-171 Published by: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1148580 Accessed: 12/08/2008 12:33 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you

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    Power in Organizations

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    Power in organizations: A look through the TQM lens Carson‚ Paula Phillips‚ Carson‚ Kerry David‚ Knight‚ E Leon Jr‚ Roe‚ C William. Quality Progress. Milwaukee: Nov 1995. Vol. 28‚ Iss. 11; pg. 73‚ 6 pgs Copyright American Society for Quality Control Nov 1995 IN A TOTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENT‚ THE empowered employee alters the traditional supervisor-subordinate relationship. Instead of passively executing orders‚ empowered employees assume both the responsibility and authority necessary to anticipate

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    Power & Influence

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    1. What are the consequences of power? Power has both positive and negative consequences. These consequences are given below: Positive consequences: Organizational alignment: Powerful CEOs can align an entire organization to move together to achieve goals. Negative consequences: Destroy organization: English historian John Emerich said the phrase‚ “Power tends to corrupt‚ and absolute power corrupts absolutely” & also warned that power is inherently evil and its holders are not to

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    Political Power

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    Political Power… Many political philosophers would argue that political science is nothing more than the study of political decision-making and how it affects the daily lives of the populous. Politically‚ having the ability to influence others is a very strong power that beckons responsibility. In order to obtain this‚ one must be able to convince others that what is being requested or instructed is being done in the best interest of the person and populous‚ in the name of the common good. Political

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    SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power: 1. Standard language

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    Reaction Paper: Presidential Power and the Power to Persuade To be a strong‚ powerful leader‚ or not to be‚ that is the question for the President of the United States. With global issues‚ domestic chaos‚ and foreign affairs‚ Presidents are expected to do much more than their authority enables them to do. Because of the limit of their authority and the harsh criticism from citizens‚ Presidents lead with their bargaining skills and persuasiveness. If a President is too harsh or strong‚ people categorize

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