French and Raven came up with five different bases of power. Coercive‚ legitimate‚ reward‚ referent‚ and expert are the five types of power. Someone can create power through one or more of these bases. There is the possibility that one base power may undermine another. One must learn how to use these powers in a positive way to create a positive relationship. Coercive power gives employers power by having the employees fearful of punishment. Termination‚ demotion‚ or loss of rewards could be
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Power can change people in a way that is incomprehensible. Power can make one so greedy that they will do anything for it and won’t let anyone‚ or thing stand in their way. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play‚ Macbeth‚ characterization is used to show that looks are deceiving when power is involved. When a person uses deception to acquire power‚ the consequences will be fatal and one’s fate will result in demise. When one becomes aware of their glorious future‚ they will do anything to acquire
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Strategic Contingencies Model of Power R. A. Williams BA590 - Organizational Behavior‚ Grantham University July 5‚ 2011 Abstract The Strategic Contingency Theory is expostulated such that when an organization confronts a problem that threatens its existence the sub-unit that has the ability to successfully manage the problem will gain power and influence. This theory posits three variables to illustrate the exercise of power: uncertainty‚ substitutability‚ and centrality. Identified
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Images of Power and Authority in Art Art has been used to portray figures of power and authority many times in history. Different cultures have different ways of portraying the image to have power and authority. One example of using art to portray images of power and authority is the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin. This was made to commemorate King Naram-Sin for his defeat of Lullubi. The King stands alone at the top‚ taller than everyone else. This shows that he is more powerful than anyone else
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The power of one By: Elin Banyameen “A leader is one who knows the way‚ goes the way and shows the way” (John C. Maxwell). The power of one is a movie about a young boy named Peter Philip Kenneth-Keith was born in South Africa who suffered through his childhood. As he gets older‚ he tries to change the world by make it a better place. He stands up to people‚ and to what he believes is right. Not only does he realize what is right and wrong; but also he makes the people surround him see it
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“Change can come from the power of many but only when the many come together to form which is invisible … the power of one.” This quote is derived from the movie The Power Of One‚ which reflects the life of a boy named P.K. and the individual experiences and difficulties he goes through whilst living in South Africa during the late 1940’s. The title of the movie is depicting that it is efficient to work together and become one rather than work separately‚ simply due to the fact that if we become
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Running head: PERSONAL POWER RetailMax: Personal Power Timothy D. Stroud Grand Canyon University: LDR-610-O101 Power‚ Politics‚ and Influence October 31‚ 2012 RetailMax: Personal Power Climbing the corporate ladder can be like playing a game. It can be fun and exciting if you know all of the rules and play fair. Or it can be dreary and arduous if you are finding out the rules as you go along and are playing with people that are less than ethical. The good news is that once
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The Subject and Power Author(s): Michel Foucault Source: Critical Inquiry‚ Vol. 8‚ No. 4 (Summer‚ 1982)‚ pp. 777-795 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1343197 . Accessed: 26/09/2011 07:49 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars‚ researchers‚ and students discover‚ use‚ and
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I BELIEVE...... WORDS CAN HAVE POWER I believe words‚ whether spoken or written can have power. They can bring happiness and joy‚ pain and sorrow‚ lift a person up‚ drag a person down‚ pierce a heart like a dagger. Words can also give hope to someone who thought they were dying. On another level‚ there is the power that words take on when you speak them. Just the action of taking your thoughts and putting them out into the universe makes them real and powerful. One should always be very
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The five bases of power are divided into two groups; formal power and personal power‚ and further subdivided into five specific categories under each group. Categories of formal power are coercive power‚ reward power‚ and legitimate power‚ and they come from the authority of one person over another. Categories of personal power are expert power and referent power‚ and they come from one’s characteristics rather than one’s authority. “Coercive power base depends on fear of the negative results from
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