ADMN 2010H Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Centrality, Structural Holes, Derail

• School: Trent University
• Department: Business Administration
• Course: ADMN 2010H
• Professor: Jaquays Cammie

Document Summary

Power: ability to influence another person. A relationship of asymmetric dependence: (cid:862)be(cid:272)ause po(cid:449)e(cid:396) is a(cid:374) a(cid:271)ilit(cid:455), i(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals (cid:272)a(cid:374) lea(cid:396)(cid:374) to use it effe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)el(cid:455)(cid:863) Influences: the process of affect the thoughts, behavior and feelings of another person. Authority: the right to influence another person. The capacity to influence behavior: effective use of power and politics is a critical managerial skill, a (cid:373)a(cid:374)ager"s po(cid:449)er (cid:272)o(cid:373)es fro(cid:373) helpi(cid:374)g others a(cid:272)(cid:272)o(cid:373)plish their tasks, this usually requires political clout. Political behavior: actions not officially sanctioned by an organization that are take(cid:374) to i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e othe(cid:396)s i(cid:374) o(cid:396)de(cid:396) to (cid:373)eet o(cid:374)e"s pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)al goals. Organizational politics: the use of power and influence in organizations. The positive view of power: power can lead to great good, it is the means through which managers accomplish work, it is the lack of power that can lead to unhappiness. Expertise: work related knowledge; comes from education, self-directed learning, and on-the-job experience.