The Five Bases Of Power

The five 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 power can influence all of the group members. In fact, our group don’t have group leader or chairman at this time. Therefore, we need a person to be our group leader. Referent power is the power of interpersonal attraction. I think Zachary