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    This document discusses power dynamics and provides definitions and indicators of power. It begins by defining power as the ability to influence people, events, and outcomes. It then lists sources of power as interpersonal sources like rewards and coercion, as well as structural sources like knowledge, resources, and decision-making authority. The document concludes by outlining ethics criteria for evaluating uses of power, including utilitarian outcomes, individual rights, and distributive justice.

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    POWER DYNAMICS

    Presented by
    Sandeep
    Sajal
    Adarsh
    Sunayana
    Abinash
    Supriya
    Aditya Pal
    POWER
    Ability to influence people and events
    Social term
    Applies to individuals, groups, teams,
    departments, organisation and countries.
    It generates from different sources
    Dynamic relationship
    There is no arts, no society, no
    organisation Sans POWER.
    DEFINITION

    “Power is the ability to influence behaviour


    to change the course of events to
    overcome resistance and to get people to
    do things that they would not otherwise
    do”.
    PFEFFER
    POWER DYNAMICS
    INDICATORS OF POWER
    Determinants of Power: Reward power,
    coercive power, referent power ,expert
    power
    Consequences of Power: Budget allocations,
    win-loss recording debated issues.
    Paraphernalia/Symbols: size, location and
    furnishings to ones office.
    Reputation : Comments by others
    acknowledging one’s power.
    Power Shifts: Number and status of
    committee memberships; board of
    directors,advisory council.

     Shift related to relation between


    employer and employees.
     Shift from large company to medium
    sized company.
     Shift from government sector to private
    sector.
    SOURCES OF POWER

    INTERPERSONA
    L SOURCES STRUCTURAL
    •Number of people SOURCES
    • Rewards
    POWER
    •Coercive •Knowledge
    •Legitimate •Resources
    •Expert •Decision Making
    •Referent
    EFFECTIVE USE OF POWER
    • Understand interpersonal & the structural
    sources of power.
    • Understand exchange process underlying
    influencing strategies.
    • Know desirable behaviour & Undesirable
    behaviour in acquiring and using power.
    • Seek position that allow development and
    use of power.
    • Use of maturity and self control in applying
    their power.
    POWER TACTICS
    INDIVIDUAL & INTRAGROUP TACTICS
    Assertiveness
    Ingratiation
    Rationality
    Sanctions
    Higher authority
    Bargaining
    Coalition
    INTERGROUP TACTICS:

    Uncertainty absorption
    Substitutability
    Integrative
    Importance
    USE OF POWER TACTICS
    3 Influence on Influence on
    superiors subordinates

    Most Popular Reasons Reasons


    Coalition Assertiveness
    Friendliness Friendliness
    Bargaining Coalition
    Assertiveness Bargaining
    Higher Authority Higher Authority

    Least Popular Sanctions


    ETHICS OF POWER AND
    POLITICS
    Criteria for ethical behaviour:

    Criterion of utilitarian outcomes.

    Criterion of individual rights.

    Criterion of distributive justice.


    JUDGING A POLITICAL ACT:
    Gather facts surrounding the
    political act

    Is the act acceptable according to the three ethical


    criteria?

    NO
    Are there any YES
    overwhelming factors?

    NO YES The political act is ethical


    The political act is
    unethical
    THANK YOU

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