Bases of Power Claudette Irizarry BCOM230 November 19‚ 2012 Katalin Ogle Five Bases of Power There are five bases of power that may be used in a professional environment. Referent power‚ coercive power‚ legitimate power‚ reward power and expert power. Each one of these different types of power is used in different ways to reach the same result. Some forms of power are personal and some are formal. In my professional career I have used at least three of these types of power. Referent
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bases of power in the book are: (1) Legitimate power‚ (2) Referent power‚ (3) Expert power‚ (4) Reward power‚ and (5) Coercive power. The group member can influence others because of being elected or appointed‚ that means this person has legitimate power. Legitimate power comes from occupying a position of responsibility. People have high legitimate power should also have a high position of responsibility. For example‚ in the small group‚ the group leader or chairman should have legitimate power. This
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Power does not have the ability to corrupt someone and change their original belief system into a fraudulent one. Being predisposed to power and having any amount of it cannot turn a relatively nice person with strong values into an unprincipled leader or authority figure. Despite the power someone can get from many positions it is due to their own characteristics‚ and power itself shouldn’t be at fault for corruption that relinquishes from their actions. Each person has the choice to use their power
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In the novel Looking for Alaska by John Green the main character‚ Miles‚ believes in a “great perhaps” which he learned from a man named Rabelais in his last words. After going off to a boarding school named Culver Creek and meeting a girl named Alaska whom he tells about his love for last words he learns the last words of Simón Bolívar which were about a labyrinth of suffering. Being someone who faced suffering during moments like when only two people showed up to his going away party‚ he threw
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The Minnesota Valley Canning Company started in 1903‚ and was one of the first companies to be recognized through their advertising personality‚ "The Jolly Green Giant." As consumers became familiar with the marketing character‚ the Minnesota Valley Canning Company soon changed their name to The Green Giant Company. The company became a well-known canned and frozen vegetable foods vendor. To lengthen the growing season‚ the company expanded from Minnesota into California during the 1950 ’s and
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turned to see the simulation. The guy held a gun against the woman’s face as tears came down her face. Green Arrow lowered the bow and arrow as he looked the guy and said‚ “Let her go before you do something stupid.” “Fuck off‚ Arrow. I am going to take her with me and we are going to get out of here‚ alive.” the guy explained as he made such that Green Arrow heard the words “alive” clearly enough. Green Arrow sighed and told him the hard truth‚ “The police or I will find you among with her. Give up or
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Looking for Alaska is a fictional book by John Green which tells the story of how one girl greatly impacts four other students lives. This story shows how just one person can completely change the life of others around them. Although Alaska Young feels as if she is not all that special those around her completely disagree. One accident that ends Alaska’s life seems as if it also ends those around her. She changed those around her for the better and everyone admired Alaska Young. This story is set
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“SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OF A CLEAN AND GREEN COUNTRY” Keeping our country clean and green! In the course of time‚ technology has brought about numerous changes in people’s lifestyles. We have all become reliant on gadgets for our lives to operate ordinarily. But have we ever thought concerning the repercussions of such needs on our environment and our country as a whole? No! Sanguinely‚ the government of Mauritius has eventually become resolute to execute certain schemes in a way that the
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leaving his Florida home. Miles grew up in Florida‚ with his parents. He always had a hunger to follow in his father’s footsteps. His father had attended Culver Creek boarding school when he was growing up. Looking For Alaska was written by John Green. Miles‚ leaves behind his few friends and very little social life to begin new friendships and experiences. Miles’s main goal is to discover who he really is. Miles was a quiet young man who just completed high school. He loved reading biographies
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Green Revolution: The initiatives involved the development of high-yielding varieties of cereal grains‚ expansion of irrigation infrastructure‚ and distribution of hybridized seeds‚ synthetic fertilizers‚ and pesticides to farmers. The term "Green Revolution" has been attributed to William Gaud of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in a speech given to the Society for International Development in March 1968. In December 1969‚ the Green Revolution was presented by him
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