POWER Flashcards
What is power?
The capacity to have other people do what you would like them to
What are the sources of power?
(W NIPSS)
Physical power
Wealth
Social norms
Numbers
State action
Ideas
What are all the “topics” of power?
Sources, forms, dimensions, types, consequences,
What are the forms of power?
Force
Influence
Authority
What is force
Use of physical strength, coercion, or violence to control others
What is influence?
- Involves shaping or guiding others’ actions, beliefs, or decisions through persuasion, example, or appeal
- Gives people options
influence≠force
influence=convincing/inspiring
What is authority?
- Accepted as legitimate power by whom it is exercised upon
- Exercised with consent
What are the types of authority?
(TCRC)
Traditional
Coercive
Rational-legal
Charismatic
What is traditional authority?
- Based on long established customs, practices, and cultural norms.
- inherited/passed down
What is rational-legal authority?
- Based on rules, laws, and procedures
- power given to them because of legal position/office
What is charismatic authority?
- Based on an individual’s personal charm, influence, or extraordinary qualities
- supported for their charisma, vision, abilities
- usually forms in times of crisis
What is coercive authority?
- Relies on the use of threat of force, punishment, or fear to compel obedience and control behavior
- based on ability to impose penalties
What are the dimensions of power?
(DAP)
Decision making
Agenda setting
Preference shaping
What is the dimension of power; decision making?
Enforced on the members through force, deals, or commitment
What is the dimension of power; agenda setting?
Subtle power to identify what needs to be decided on (agenda)
What is the dimension of power; preference shaping?
- Ability to control what people think of as being right
- may lead to biased decisions without question
What are the types of power?
(CR LIERs)
Coercive
Referent
Legitimate
Informational
Expert
Reward power
What is legitimate power?
- status and position backed power
- usually official
What is coercive power?
employs the use of force, threats, and other forms of coercion
What is expert power?
- power of knowledge, expertise, and skills
- non-coercive
What is reward power?
- potential to impact others based on control over distribution of rewards
- highest when the reward is scarce
What is referent power?
- ability to impact others based on strength of relationship
- based more on relationship than status
- person has charisma/ability to connect with others
What is informational power?
- 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
What are the consequences of power?
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)
