2. Power- the capacity to mobilize
Influence- the capacity to affect
Authority- the capacity to give commands
3. AUTHORITY POWER
Right to influence others
Legitimate
Legitimacy to power
Ability to influence people
Not legitimate
Itself need not be legitimate
5. Bases of power: Aspects of formal
management position and personal
characteristics
Organizational bases of power:
o sources of power in formal management position
Personal bases of power:
o sources of power in a manager’s personal
characteristics
6. Organizational bases of power
Legitimate power
oDerives from position
oDecision authority
Reward power
oManagers ability to control rewards the targets
oOrganization’s reward system and policies
Coercive power
oTie negative results to a person’s behavior
oOrganization’s reward system and policies
7. Personal bases of power
• Referent power:
o positive feelings about the leader. Related to
charisma
• Expert power:
o technical knowledge and expertise
10. Influence Tactics:
• Legitimacy
• Rational persuasion
• Consultation
• Exchange
• Personal appeals
• Pressure
• Coalitions
Power Tactics
Ways in which
individuals translate
power bases into
specific actions.