presentation for organisational behaviour on powerand politics

1. Power

2. Power
Power : Capacity that A has to influence behavior of B
so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes

3. Bases of Power
Power
Formal Power Personal Power
External source that Internal source that
comes from an comes from an
individual’s designation individual’s unique
characteristics & self-
belief

4. Types
of
bases

5. reward Power

6. legitimate Power

7. Coercive Power
Power base is dependent on FEAR
Negative results follow non-compliance

8. referent Power

9. expert Power

10. Dependency:
The key to Power
• Greater the power of A over B, the greater dependency of
B over A
• Potential reasons for dependency:
 Possession of scarce resources by the
incumbent increases its power
 Access to optional resources reduces the power of
the incumbent

11. What creates
dependency ?
• Importance
• Scarcity
• Non- Substitutability

12. DIFFERENTIATION CONTROL
TASKS
INCREASING
NON-
SUBSTITUTABILITY
CONTROL CONTROL
LABOUR KNOWLEDGE

13. CONTINGENCIES OF
POWER
Certain conditions are required so that power is influential
• Substitutability
• Centrality
• Discretion
• Visibility

14. SUBSTITUTABILITY CENTRALITY
CONTINGENCIES
OF POWER
DISCRETION VISIBILITY

15. Leadership & Power
• Facilitating Achievement
• Goal compatibility vs. Dependence
• Direction of Influence
• Leadership Styles

16. Leadership & Power
• Leveraging power
• Power tactics:
Legitamacy
Consultation
Coalation
Personal Appeal and Rewards