PSYC 3480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Buck Passing, Machiavellianism, Corporate Social Responsibility

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Dan Yarmey

Document Summary

Don"t know if the practice is ethical or unethical. The capacity to influence others who experience dependence. Power can be located in: the position one holds, the resources one commands. Power exists in every way shape and form. Positional power (formal power): as a ceo you have extremely positional power the position you are in influences your legitimate power. Resources you control who gets it. Legitimate power based on person"s position/ formal authority. Reward power ability to provide positive outcomes and prevent negative outcomes. Coercive power use of punishment and threat. Referent power association with power holder; liked by others. Expert power retaining special information or expertise valued by others. Power is more likely to be established when you engage in activities that are: extraordinary, visible, relevant. Power is also increased when relationships are built with outsiders, subordinates, peers, and superiors.