CHAPTER 14: POWER AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR IN ORGANIZATIONS
Power can be ennobling as well as corrupting. Power can be used by organizational lead-
ers to do things that they might not otherwise do. When the behaviours or actions of the
leaders have little or no relationship to legitimate organizational activities, power is seen as
corrupting. On the other hand, if the leader uses this power to enhance the e ectiveness and
performance of the subordinates, power is said to be ennobling.
Abuse of power raises ethical questions to which there are no easy answers. Asking a
subordinate to run a personal errand during lunch hour is an example of ...
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