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Exam 3-Chapter 11
Chapter 11 Terms
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04/08/2015

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Power
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Ability to influence another person
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Influence
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Affecting the thoughts, behavior, and feelings of another person
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Authority
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Right to influence another person; more of a formal title, don't necessarily influence you
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Zone of indifference
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Range in which attempts to influence someone will be perceived as legitimate and will be acted on without a great deal of thought
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Do managers want zone of indifference to be big or small?
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Big
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Reward power
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Agent's ability to control rewards that a target wants
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Coercive power
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Agent's ability to cause an unpleasant experience for a target (least effective)
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Which is the least effective power?
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Coercive
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Legitimate power
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Based on position and mutual agreement (authority, not much respect)
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Referent power
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Based on interpersonal attraction; charisma (Bill Clinton)
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Expert power
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Exists when an agent has specialized knowledge or skills that the target needs; known as the pwoer of the future
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Which power leads to best employee performance?
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Expert
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What is the best power combined with what other power?
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Expert, combined with referent
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Intergroup sources of power
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Control of critical resources and strategic contingencies
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Critical resources
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Resources that multiple groups desire (money, wisdom)
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Strategic contingencies
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Activities that other groups depend on in order to complete their tasks
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Kanter's symbols of power
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Ability to intercede for someone in trouble
Ability to get placements for favored employees
Exceeding budget limitations
Procuring above-average raises for employees
Getting items on the agenda at meetings
Access to early information
Having top managers seek out their opinion
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Kanter's Symbols of Powerlessness
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First-line supervisors
Staff professionals-protect their territory
Managers-always make an external attribution
Top executives-use mouthpieces
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Korda's Power Symbols
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1)Office furnishings-size/shape of table
2)Time power-how people use time for power, whether or not people wear watches
3)Standing by-how many people do you have that are standing by to talk to you
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Power
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There are more people who will inconvenience themselves for you than you would inconvenience yourself for
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Organizational politics
Definition
Use of power and influence in organizations
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Political behavior
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Actions not officially sanctioned by the organization to meet one's personal goals
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Political skill
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Ability to get things done through favorable interpersonal relationships outside the formal bounds of the organization
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Factors that increase politics
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1-Scare resources
2-Unclear goals
3-Ambiguous lines of authority (don't know who's in charge)
4-Autocratic decision making (not democratic)
5-Uncertainty
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Social astuteness
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Socially aware
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Interpersonal influence
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You can connect interpersonally to other people and influence them
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Networking ability
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Had for most people
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Sincerity
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Being authentic
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Eight Influence Tactics
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1)Pressure-threaten to punish, aggressive
2)Upward appeals-using people above you to influence people on your level
3)Exchange-quid pro quo
4)Coalition-grouping of people who agree about something
5)Ingratiation-sucking up
6)Rational persuasion-Use data/evidence/facts
7)Inspirational appeals-emotional influence
8)Consultation-asking for advice
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Empowerment
Definition
Sharing power such that individuals learn to believe in their ability to do their job
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Guidelines
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Express confidence and set high performance expectations and meaningful goals
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Why Execs Fail (5)
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1)See themselves and their companies as dominating
2)Think they have all the answers
3)Eliminate those not 100% behind them
4)Rely on what worked for them in the past
5)Set no clear boundaries between personal and corporate interests
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