IRE472H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: The Peripheral, Human Capital, Best Alternative To A Negotiated Agreement
23 Nov 2020
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Sources of power - how people acquire power. Experts are accorded respect, deference, and credibility based on their experience, study, or accomplishments. Power based on position in an organization. Grounded in the title, duties, and responsibilities of a job description. The effectiveness of formal authority is derived from the willingness of followers to acknowledge the legitimacy of the organizational structure and the system of rules and regulations that empowers its leaders. Cannot function without obedience or the consent of the governed. Possible to apply notion of legitimacy to certain social norms or conversations that exert strong control over people e. g. ,: If one person does something positive or favorable for the other, the gesture or favor is expected to be returned. Concept of fairness, where one agent perceives the right to expert a benefit or opportunity from another because it is the just thing. We have an obligation to help others who cannot help themselves and are dependent on us.
