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| the ability to influence another person |
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| the process of affecting the thoughts, behavior, and feelings of another person |
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| the right to influence another person |
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| the range in which attempts to influence a person will be perceived as legitimate and will be acted on without a great deal of thought |
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| power based on an agent's ability to control rewards that a target wants |
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| power that is based on an agent's ability to cause an unpleasant experience for a target |
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| power that is based on position and mutual agreement; agent and target agree that the agent has the right to influence the target |
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| an elusive power that is based on interpersonal attraction |
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| the power that exists when an agent has specialized knowledge or skills that the target needs |
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| activities that other groups depend on in order to complete their tasks |
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| access to and control over important information |
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| power used for personal gain |
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| power used to create motivation or to accomplish group goals |
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| the use of power and influence in organizations |
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| actions not officially sanctioned by an organization that are taken to influence others in order to meet one's personal goals |
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| the ability to get things done through favorable interpersonal relationships outside of formally prescribed organizational mechanisms |
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| sharing power in such a way that individuals learn to believe in their ability to do the job |
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| which power is most effective? |
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expert power
because: strongest relationship to performance and satisfaction. transfer vital skills, abilities, and knowledge within the organization. employees internalize what they observe and learn from managers they consider "experts" |
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| intergroup sources of power |
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| control critical resources |
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| conditions encouraging political activity |
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| unclear goals, autocratic decision making, ambiguous lines of authority, scarce resources, uncertainty |
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| Four dimensions to political skill |
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| social astuteness, networking ability, sincerity, interpersonal influence |
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| four dimensions of empowerment |
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meaning --- competence
self-determination --- impact |
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