Paper which applies 5 types of power used in the workplace.
Title: Paper which applies 5 types of power used in the workplace.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 751 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Paper which applies 5 types of power used in the workplace.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 751 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Power, the influence one possesses over another, exists in five forms: legitimate, referent, expert, coercive, and reward. The type of power used in an organization affects the employees and the productivity of the organization. It is beneficial to determine which type of power exists in the organization. If the incorrect type of power is used in the business, the company may suffer from high employee turnover rates, low productivity, or some other similar negative outcome.
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power, however, is nothing short of bullying behavior. Discipline can be administered under the legitimate power base, but when discipline occurs under a forceful base, results are nonproductive, if not damaging, to the child.
Consequently, power is a property that everyone possesses to some degree. However, how one uses his or her power is of great importance. Determining one's power profile enables one to improve business and personal relationships and therefore, increase one's personal power.