Sources of Power in Organization
Power:
If you want to use your power effectively, learnt about the other parry’s needs, interests, and goals. AllenR.Cohen.
Power basically is the function of dependency which does not require goal compatibility.
In the words of Max Weber: “Power is the probability that one actor within the relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance.”
“Power refers to a capacity that one has to influence the behavior of other so that other does something he or she would not otherwise do.”
According to Bass and Stogdill:
In the words of Honore de Balzac: “Power is not revealed by striking hard or often,but by striking true.”
BASES OF POWER
Formal Power
Personal Power
Formal Power
Formal power, also known as Positional power, emerges from the position that an individual holds in an organization. Thus, it is similar to authority that vests in a position. This may include to give rewards, to inflict punishment, and to share information with others. The position holder, depending on his style of working, may use the power to gain the control over others, of course, within the overall framework provided by the organization.
Positional power may be of four types:
Coercive Power
Reward Power
Legitimate Power
Coercive Power
The coercive power base is dependent on fear. It rests upon the application or the threat of application of physical sanctions. In organizational situation, it may be in the form of action for or threat for dismissal, suspension, demotion, or other method of embarrassment for the people.
Reward Power
Reward power is opposite of coercive power. It is based on one’s control and allocation of material resources and rewards. This power is based on the old saying that ‘wealth is power’. In the organization situation, this power is based on the control of salaries, wages, commissions,
If you want to use your power effectively, learnt about the other parry’s needs, interests, and goals. AllenR.Cohen.
Power basically is the function of dependency which does not require goal compatibility.
In the words of Max Weber: “Power is the probability that one actor within the relationship will be in a position to carry out his own will despite resistance.”
“Power refers to a capacity that one has to influence the behavior of other so that other does something he or she would not otherwise do.”
According to Bass and Stogdill:
In the words of Honore de Balzac: “Power is not revealed by striking hard or often,but by striking true.”
BASES OF POWER
Formal Power
Personal Power
Formal Power
Formal power, also known as Positional power, emerges from the position that an individual holds in an organization. Thus, it is similar to authority that vests in a position. This may include to give rewards, to inflict punishment, and to share information with others. The position holder, depending on his style of working, may use the power to gain the control over others, of course, within the overall framework provided by the organization.
Positional power may be of four types:
Coercive Power
Reward Power
Legitimate Power
Coercive Power
The coercive power base is dependent on fear. It rests upon the application or the threat of application of physical sanctions. In organizational situation, it may be in the form of action for or threat for dismissal, suspension, demotion, or other method of embarrassment for the people.
Reward Power
Reward power is opposite of coercive power. It is based on one’s control and allocation of material resources and rewards. This power is based on the old saying that ‘wealth is power’. In the organization situation, this power is based on the control of salaries, wages, commissions,