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INSTRUCTOR:
Deepak bhati
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GAINED BY GAINED
PERSONAL BY
QUALITIES POWER HOLDING
POSITION
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MAIN BASES OF POWER
1. REWARD POWER
It refers to person’s ability to transfer benefits and resources to
others.
•Increasing pay
•Providing promotions
•Assigning favorable works Main Sources of
•Assigning more responsibilities transferring benefits and
•Allotting new equipments discrimination
•Favorably evaluating performance
•Offering praise and appreciation
•Recognizing contribution of efforts DIRECT REWARD POWER
When managers can directly transfer
Benefits and rewards to
employees
Employees accept coercive power of managers when they consider that non-
compliance of instructions will lead to punishment or undesirable outcomes.
3. LEGITIMATE POWER
It is derived from the formal authority.
It depends upon the position and role of the person using it.
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MAIN BASES OF POWER
4. EXPERT POWER
It refers to a person’s ability to acquire and transfer critical and valuable
information and suggestions to others and influence their behavior.
A person like secretary to a boss can use it, as she knows all inns and outs of
boss.
5. REFERENT POWER
It refers to a person’s willingness to identify with other popular persons.
The follower would change his/her style when leader changes his/her style.
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GUIDELINES FOR USING POWER BASE
REWARD POWER
COERCIVE POWER
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GUIDELINES FOR USING POWER BASE
LEGITIMATE POWER
EXPERT POWER
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GUIDELINES FOR USING POWER BASE
REFERENT POWER
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MEASURING BASES OF POWER
When any person can make things difficult or make their life
uncomfortable and other people want to avoid that person to
become angry then it will the use of COERCIVE POWER.
When any person holds official and formal position and has the
right to assign job responsibilities to other people and other
people have to follow his instructions then it will be the use of
LEGITIMATE POWER.
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MEASURING BASES OF POWER
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SOURCES FOR GAINING PERSONAL POWER
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SOURCES FOR GAINING PERSONAL POWER
By becoming indispensable.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND
ITS ACCEPTABILITY
FINDINGS OF MILGRAM EXPERIMENT
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STRATEGIES FOR USING POWER
REASONING
By using facts and data to logically support ideas put forward to influence behavior of other people.
FRIENDLINESS
By using flattery, goodwill, and favorable attitude to influence behavior of other people.
COALITION
By making and using own relations with other people for supporting employees in their difficult
time and then influence their behavior to use personal power.
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STRATEGIES FOR USING POWER
BARGAINING
ASSERTIVENESS
By using direct and forceful approach for influencing behavior of other people.
HIGHER AUTHORITY
By using contacts with higher authorities in the organization to influence behavior of other
people.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWER AND
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWER AND
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWER OF BOSS AND
FAVOR SEEKING EMPLOYEES LEADING TO SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
NATURAL HUMAN
•ALLOTT PREFERRED BEHAVIOR: ANY
WORK/RESOURCES “GIVE AND TAKE”
•FAVORABLE UNDESERVING
EVALUATION OF
PERFORMANCE
FAVOR
•SALARY INCREASE
SOUGHT
•PROMOTION
LEADS TO
•AVOID LAY-OFF BY
SEXUAL
HARASSMENT
EMPLOYEES
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SEXUAL HARASSMENT AMONG
CO-WORKERS
Sexual harassment among co-workers is also common – specifically when they
work as a team.
Any co-worker can withhold any critical information required by others for
efficient performance and then use this as a source of sexual harassment.
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NEW TRENDS
Women managers, co-workers, and subordinates also sexually harasses their male
counterparts.
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EMPOWERMENT
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MAIN APPROACHES OF EMPOWERMENT
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ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
(MEANING)
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ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS
(STRATEGIES FOR GAINING PERSONAL POWER)
Taking counsel.
Exhibiting confidence.
Controlling access to highly placed persons and information.
Stimulating competition among ambitious employees.
Neutralizing potential opposition.
Making strategic replacement.
Committing the uncommitted.
Developing expertise.
Developing personal stature.
Using researched data to support viewpoint.
Restricting communication about real intentions.
Withdrawal from small disputes.
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DURBIN’S CLASSIFICATION OF POLITICAL
STRATEGIES
Maintain alliance with powerful people.
Divide and rule
Make quick showing
Go slow, gain trust, and seek cooperation.
Progress one step at one time.
Wait for crisis.
Enhance or demolish
EXAMPLE:
Senior managers in a “Taken Over Firm” may be warmly welcomed
or sacked.
If all senior managers are downgraded then they can unite to raise
their voice against the decision of top management of Taken Over
Firm.
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POLITICAL TACTICS
PRESSURE TACTICS
The use of demands, or threat to convince others to comply
request or support a proposal.
UPWARD APPEAL
Highlighting that proposed proposal has support from the top
management.
EXCHANGE TACTICS
Promising rewards or tangible benefits when proposed proposal
is supported or carried out.
COALITION TACTICS
Using support of others in persuading targeted people before
asking to carry request or support proposal.
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POLITICAL TACTICS
INGRATIATING TACTICS
Developing good mood of targeted people before asking to carry
request or support proposal.
RATIONAL PERSUASION
Using logical arguments for getting a request carried or proposal
supported by targeted people.
INSPIRATIONAL APPEALS
Using emotional appeals for getting a request carried or proposal
supported by targeted people.
CONSULTATION TACTICS
Seeking participation in decision making for the implementation
of proposed policy, strategy or change.
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