POWER

Question 1

What is power?

Answer 1

The capacity to have other people do what you would like them to

Question 2

What are the sources of power?

Answer 2

(W NIPSS)
Physical power
Wealth
Social norms
Numbers
State action
Ideas

Question 3

What are all the “topics” of power?

Answer 3

Sources, forms, dimensions, types, consequences,

Question 4

What are the forms of power?

Answer 4

Force
Influence
Authority

Question 5

What is force

Answer 5

Use of physical strength, coercion, or violence to control others

Question 6

What is influence?

Answer 6

• Involves shaping or guiding others’ actions, beliefs, or decisions through persuasion, example, or appeal
• Gives people options

influence≠force
influence=convincing/inspiring

Question 7

What is authority?

Answer 7

• Accepted as legitimate power by whom it is exercised upon
• Exercised with consent

Question 8

What are the types of authority?

Answer 8

(TCRC)
Traditional
Coercive
Rational-legal
Charismatic

Question 9

What is traditional authority?

Answer 9

• Based on long established customs, practices, and cultural norms.
• inherited/passed down

Question 10

What is rational-legal authority?

Answer 10

• Based on rules, laws, and procedures
• power given to them because of legal position/office

Question 11

What is charismatic authority?

Answer 11

• Based on an individual’s personal charm, influence, or extraordinary qualities
• supported for their charisma, vision, abilities
• usually forms in times of crisis

Question 12

What is coercive authority?

Answer 12

• Relies on the use of threat of force, punishment, or fear to compel obedience and control behavior
• based on ability to impose penalties

Question 13

What are the dimensions of power?

Answer 13

(DAP)
Decision making
Agenda setting
Preference shaping

Question 14

What is the dimension of power; decision making?

Answer 14

Enforced on the members through force, deals, or commitment

Question 15

What is the dimension of power; agenda setting?

Answer 15

Subtle power to identify what needs to be decided on (agenda)

Question 16

What is the dimension of power; preference shaping?

Answer 16

• Ability to control what people think of as being right
• may lead to biased decisions without question

Question 17

What are the types of power?

Answer 17

(CR LIERs)
Coercive
Referent
Legitimate
Informational
Expert
Reward power

Question 18

What is legitimate power?

Answer 18

• status and position backed power
• usually official

Question 19

What is coercive power?

Answer 19

employs the use of force, threats, and other forms of coercion

Question 20

What is expert power?

Answer 20

• power of knowledge, expertise, and skills
• non-coercive

Question 21

What is reward power?

Answer 21

• potential to impact others based on control over distribution of rewards
• highest when the reward is scarce

Question 22

What is referent power?

Answer 22

• ability to impact others based on strength of relationship
• based more on relationship than status
• person has charisma/ability to connect with others

Question 23

What is informational power?

Answer 23

• access to specific information that no one else has
• delivers persuasive and compelling reasons
• creates cognitive change

cognitive - changes in the knowledge of participants and relate to how people observe, think, problem solve, and remember

Question 24

What are the consequences of power?

Answer 24

COMMITMENT (applicable to expert, referent, and informational power)
COMPLIANCE (applicable to legitimate & reward power)
RESISTANCE (applicable to coercive power)
LOSS OF POWER (applicable to all)