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HCM 433 MANGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR.pdf

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Mullins, L. J. (2000). Management and Organizational Behaviour, 4th Edition,<br />

London:Pitman Publishing.<br />

UNIT 6:<br />

Content<br />

POWER <strong>AND</strong> CONTROL<br />

1.0. Introduction - - - - - - - -----------------------------------------51<br />

2.0. Objectives - - - - - - - --------------------------------------------------51<br />

3.0. Power and Control - - - - - - - ----------------------------------52<br />

3.1. The Concept of Power - - - - --------------------------------------52<br />

3.2. The Bases of Power - - - - - --------------------------------------53<br />

3.3. The Cost of Using Power - - - - - - ------------------------------56<br />

3.4. Power Blocs - - - - - -----------------------------------------------57<br />

4.0 Tutor Marked Assignment - - - - - - ----------------------------58<br />

5.0. Conclusion - - - - - - - ------------------------------------------------58<br />

6.0. Summary - - - - - - - ---------------------------------------------58<br />

7.0. References - - - - - - -------------------------------------------------58<br />

1.0 INTRODUCTION<br />

The concepts of leadership and power have generated lively interest, debate and occasionally<br />

confusion throughout the evolution of management thought. The concept of power is closely<br />

related to the concept of leadership, for power is one of the means by which a leader influences<br />

the behaviour of followers. Given this integral relationship between leadership and power,<br />

scholars has argued that leaders must not only assess their leader behaviour in order to understand<br />

how they actually influence other people but they must also examine their possession and use of<br />

power.<br />

2.0 OBJECTIVE<br />

At the end of studying this unit, you should be able to;<br />

1. Define power and differentiate it from other concepts<br />

2. List and discuss the bases of power<br />

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