Chapter 14: Terminology Flashcards
A group of individuals who band together to combine their power.
Coalition
The use of punishment or the threat of punishment to affect the behavior of others.
Coercive Power
Political behaviors that detract from the organizations ability to attain its goals
Dysfunctional Politics
The process by which organizational members can increase their sense of power and personal control in the work setting
Empowerment
Power derived from having certain work-related knowledge or skill
Expert Power
Political behaviors that help the organization to attain its goals
Functional Politics
Power derived from personal characteristics that are of value to the organization, such as particular expertise or leadership ability.
Individual Power
The ability to use social forces to affect the behavior of others.
Influence
Influencing others by increasing ones personal appeal to them.
Ingratiation
The formal rights or authority accompanying a position in an organization.
Legitimate Power
Self-serving actions designed to affect the behavior of others to achieve personal goals.
Organizational Politics
Power derived from a persons position in an organization and from control over important resources afforded by that position.
Organizational Power
The use of some aspect of a work relationship to compel another to perform a certain action despite resistance.
Power
Sources of power possessed by individuals in organizations.
Power Bases
The concept that for every exercise of power, there is a tendency for the subject to react with a return power play.
Power Corollary
