MGCR 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Organizational Commitment, Dependency Theory, Ingratiation

• School: McGill University
• Department: Management Core
• Course: MGCR 222
• Professor: Mallika Banerjee

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Probabilistic notion: capacity/potential to use (does not have to be actualized) Power is a relational process: a i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)es the (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) of b, so that b a(cid:272)ts i(cid:374) a a(cid:272)(cid:272)o(cid:396)da(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)ith a"s (cid:449)ishes, power manifests itself or is made known through dependent relationships and interactions. Formal power: stems from organizational power, useful only w/in the bounds of the organization, coercive power, reward power, legitimate power: coercive power- coercive and reward power are two sides of the same coin. An individual who can withhold rewards may be able to influence the behavior of other. Power is derived from the use of punishment and threat (eg termination, assigning unfavorable tasks) The other party complies from the fear of negative results: reward power- influence is derived from the ability to provide positive benefits to the target. Complies due to desire for positive benefits (economic rewards, social rewards:membership in a clique, invited for drinks: legitimate power-de(cid:396)i(cid:448)ed f(cid:396)o(cid:373) a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s positio(cid:374) o(cid:396) jo(cid:271) i(cid:374) a(cid:374) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)