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    officials‚ and of the highest level of power in Germany at the time‚ the Kaiser. The bottommost level of power represented in All Quiet On the Western Front is the platoon leader‚ who is given a pack of soldiers to bully around under his abusive authority. The authority figure in the novel is Corporal Himmelstoss‚ who is to train the newly enlisted soldiers in the ways of war. He is described as a semblance of Louis Napoleon in the novel; "a small undersized fellow with a foxy‚ waxed moustache" (Remarque

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    The essay “Authoritarian Resilience” by Andrew Nathan has summed up four criteria in the “concept of institutionalization” that enable the survival of CCP regime‚ “ increasingly norm-bound nature of its succession politics‚” “increase in meritocratic as opposed to factional considerations‚” “differentiation and functional specialization of institutions‚” and “establishment of institutions for political participation and appeal that strengthen the CCP’s legitimacy among the public at large”(7). By

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    Lennie's Power

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    “You can talk to people‚ but I can’t talk to nobody but curley. Else he gets mad. How’d you like not talking to anybody?”(87). Like Curleys wife other characters have power but at the same time they are powerless all in there own ways. Lennie‚ George‚ and Curleys wife have their powerful moments but they also can be very powerless at times. Lennie doesn’t have have much mental power but he is very physically powerful. He is very strong and the book tells the readers that in the beginning

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    provided‚ plans implemented and workers motivated. The bases of power can be said to be the ways and methods which the managers of an organization use in order to influence the behavior of the employees. It is also referred to as the possession of authority on the employees and having an influence over other people. Power is extremely beneficial tool in an organization because it depends on it and the way it is used; it leads to either positive or negative change. Power is categorized into five bases

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    Five Bases of Power

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    including a reduction in A’s own power. Positional power Also called "legitimate power"‚ it is the power of an individual because of the relative position and duties of the holder of the position within an organization. Legitimate power is formal authority delegated to the holder of the position. It is usually accompanied by various attributes of power such as uniforms‚ offices etc. This is the most obvious and also the most important kind of power. Referent power Referent power is the power or ability

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    by his peers (or others in the organization) is seens as worthy of paying attention to‚ or following. The major thing that distinguishes an informal leader from a formal one is that the informal leader does NOT hold a position of power or formal authority over those that choose to follow him or her. The ability for an informal leader to influence or lead others rests on the ability of that person to evoke respect‚ confidence‚ and trust in others‚ and it is not uncommon for an informal leader to NOT

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    Role of Power

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    A CCL Research White Paper The Role of Power in Effective Leadership By: Vidula Bal Michael Campbell Judith Steed Kyle Meddings C E N T E R F O R C R E AT I V E L E A D E R S H I P The Role of Power in Effective Leadership CONTENTS Executive Summary Background Power and Leadership Sources of Power The Power of Relationships The Power of Information Understanding the Organization’s Role How Leaders Leverage Power Effectively Reflection Questions Resources References About the Authors

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    Animal Farm - Propaganda

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    about the dangers of powerful governing bodies. He is illustrating the social destruction and corruption that is sure to occur when a ruling class is allowed to manipulate the large naïve majority. He warns readers to never be too trusting of authority figures and to always be questioning and on-guard to policies that seem to contradict the best interests of the populace. Orwell warns against giving too much power to leaders. The pigs were given way too much supremacy. Napoleon was so honored

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    Porter's five forces

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    suppliers. Golden Rules 6th force = Often the model is adjusted with a 6th force‚ the public authorities. This is important because the law and the norms can influence each of Porter’s 5 forces. Key factors for success = The key success factors of the environment have to be identified. To have a competitive advantage some strategic elements should be controlled. Threats of new entrants Public Authorities Bargaining power of suppliers Competitive rivalry within the industry Bargaining

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    Power

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    Power. The use of authority to control a group of people. It is the actor’s ability to manipulate opinions‚ emotions‚ and behaviour of groups‚ even against their will (Hardy‚ 1995; Hardy & Clegg‚ 1996). It is seen everywhere in organisational forms‚ from managers‚ to team leaders. But perhaps one of the most obvious use of power through businesses is government legislations. The government uses positional power to control and possess relevant sources such as managers‚ in order to get groups

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