Feminist Perspectives on Power First published Wed Oct 19‚ 2005; substantive revision Wed Mar 9‚ 2011 Although any general definition of feminism would no doubt be controversial‚ it seems undeniable that much work in feminist theory is devoted to the tasks of critiquing women ’s subordination‚ analyzing the intersections between sexism and other forms of subordination such as racism‚ heterosexism‚ and class oppression‚ and envisioning the possibilities for both individual and collective resistance
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Power Power is the capacity of a person‚ team‚ or organization to influence others i.e. the ability to get someone to do something you want done or the ability to make things the way you want them to. DEPENDENCE THEORY OF POWER “If B is dependent on A‚ then A has power over B” SOURCES OF POWER Classifying different types of power that people can exert over one another in interpersonal communication can help analyse the power balance in any situation. It can assist people in leadership positions
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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
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1.1 Development of power and resistance over time: Power‚ as the most important factor‚ is used in many forms in a workplace. In 1956‚ John French and Bertram Raven identified five bases of power – reward‚ coercive‚ referent‚ legitimate‚ and expert. Reward power consists of having the authority to give incentives to another person in monetary or non-monetary forms.Coercive power is forcing the worker to do something that he does not have a choice over by creating fear. When excessively exercised
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activities such as how people interact with each other and their behavior during the interaction. Sociology includes four major sociological perspectives: functionalism‚ conflict theory‚ symbolic interactionism‚ and post-modernism. All of these theories in sociology equip us with different perspectives with which to view the social world. Each of the four major theoretical perspectives offers a range of explanations about the human behavior and social
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POWER‚ POLITICS AND CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS- A CASE OF SAFARICOM (K) LTD Abstract In organizations there are various powers‚ conflicts and political intrigues at play. Some of these powers may not appear not amount to something much to the untrained eye but those privy to these power struggles know that they go a long way in shaping the destiny and the future of an organizations. When there is a change of leadership in an organization e.g. in cases where the C.E.O is retiring or moving
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of Power in an Organization Leadership in an organization can be defined as the approach and manner in which directions are 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
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The four Gospels are the accounts at the beginning of the New Testament about the saving work of God in his son Jesus Christ. The writers of the four gospels introduced a new literary category into literature. The gospels are not exactly biographies‚ because apart from certain events surrounding Jesus’ birth‚ (Matt. 1-2; Luke 1-2) and one from Jesus’ youth (Luke 2:41-52)‚ they record only the last two or three years of Jesus’ life. Moreover‚ the material included is not written as an objective historical
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Discussion Questions Week 4 1. Why do organizational structures differ? What is the difference between a mechanistic structure and an organic structure? Which structure would be most appropriate for an innovative organization like Apple or 3M? What about an organization that focuses on cost-minimization like Wal-Mart? Organizational structures differ because of the different strategies‚ organizational size‚ technology‚ and environment. Consider the mechanistic model and the organic
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The other four perspectives are behavioral perspective‚ social structural perspective‚ cognitive perspective‚ and evolutionary perspective. First‚ the behavioral perspective assumes that human behavior can be explained through observable‚ verifiable behaviors‚ rather than people’s thoughts. It argues that if a behavior is followed by something favorable or by removal of something unpleasant‚ the behavior is more likely to occur. Stimulus induces response‚ and reinforcement makes it more likely for
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