class 8: power Flashcards
what is legitimate power
your formal authority in the hierarchy
the most complex form of power
legitimate = baseline power of an agent and behaviors of a person
reward power
ability to bestow rewards (a promotion or pay raise, etc.)
coercive power
ability to punish or recommend punishments
expert power
what you know (skills or knowledge)
based on credibility
receiver of “power” must think that agent knows for sure
referent power
who you are
depends on reputation sometimes because people will want to do favors for you to build a relationship with you
“I want to be like Ronaldo, hence ill behave like him”
ex: the queen
informational power
ability to control what information is collected, how it is interpreted, and how it is shared
ex: conservative party paying for negative messages about another party
type of expert power
based on how you can wield logic of argument and facts (which can be bent)
Grandy’s four models to power
first dimension
second dimension
third dimension
fourther dimension
first dimension of power
the exercise of power and where power exists
it’s an entity that one can possess (Habermasian power)
power is a measure of your ability to exert influence, get shit done, and exercise control
politics use defined as all of this
what is power
the ability of one person, or department in an organization, to influence other people and get desired outcomes
this exercise of power is a physical thing that you can wield
power is a measure of your ability to exert influence, get shit done, and exercise control (1st dimension)
politics use defined as all of this (1st dimension)
what are the two points of view in the phenomena of power
what determines the behavior of the agent who exert power?
what determines the reaction of the recipient of this behaviour?
what is the basis of power
the relationship between the agent wielding the power and receiver
how to distinguish the magnitude of reward and coercive power
is the reward worth more than the punishment?
depends on the situation of receiver
reward power will result in independent while the coercive will remain dependent
baselines for legitimate power
cultural values
acceptance of social structure
designation by legitimizing agent ex: influencer or an election
range of legitimate power
legitimate power can be exercised wherever the description of title allows it
going outside of it will decrease legitimate power of the authority figure
how to distinguish referent power from others
if one person behave like others because of fearing non conformity, then it is coercive power
if he becomes conform to obtain praise, then it is reward power
