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ADM 2336 Lecture Notes - Buck Passing, Corporate Social Responsibility, Scapegoating

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University of Ottawa
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Administration
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ADM 2336
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Catherine Elliott

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Power the capacity to influence others who are in a state of dependence. Legitimate power power derived from a person s position or job in an organization. Reward power power derived from the ability to provide positive outcomes and prevent negative outcomes (corresponds to positive reinforcement) Coercive power derived from the use of punishment and threat (often support for legitimate power)- can provoke considerable employee resistance. Referent power power derived from being well liked by others prone to considering their points of view, ignore failures, seek approval, and use as role models. Expert power power derived from having special information or expertise that is valued by an organization (most likely employee response) Doing the right things: extraordinary activities: unusual or nonroutine, visible activities: publicizing activities, relevant activities: Cultivating the right people: outsiders: key relationships/contacts, subordinates, peers: nothing gets in the way of one s future acquisition of power, superiors: mentors/sponsors.

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Related Questions

Chapter 5 Discussion

Most of you will agree that power and politics are alive and well in most organizations. Now the question is how do you as leaders use power to accomplish the mission❝s goals? One of your objectives in this class is to sharpen your influencing people skills by studying different leadership methods. In this module, you will do exactly that by gaining a better understanding of how leaders use legitimate, reward, expert, referent, and coercive power to influence others.

As your text indicates, the three distinct outcomes that may result from the use of power to influence others: compliance, resistance, and commitment. The effective use of position power generally leads to employee compliance, whereas the excessive use of position power and particularly coercive power may result in resistance. The follower response most often generated by personal power is commitment to the organization's goals and objectives and that is what you, as leaders should be striving for in terms of the organization❝s mission.

Post your responses on the Discussion Board. They should be a minimum of 300 words, grammatically sound, and free from spelling errors. Be sure to comment or respond to at least two of you classmates' postings.

Discussion Questions: Select a present or past manager who has or had coercive power.

Give a specific example of how he or she uses or used reward and punishment to achieve an objective.

Overall, how effective is (or was) this manager at using rewards and punishment?

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation in this assignment by Wednesday, March 16, 2016.

Power Base and Leadership

The British historian of the late 19th century, (Acton, 1887) said that "power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely," suggesting that a person's sense of morality lessens as his or her power increases. Do you agree? Considering this idea, is it ethical for leaders to try to increase their power? Is all power the same or are there different power bases and different corresponding influence techniques? How does the use of power impact the leader-follower relationship?

Choose an organization and describe the power base(s) in that organization. What types of techniques do leaders use to influence team behavior in that organization? How does the leaders' approach affect team relationships? As a leader, how would you use power in your relationships with team members, and why?

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