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Organizational Change and Development by Pearsona
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Organizational Change and Development by Pearsona

by Kumkum Mukherjee
December 2014
Intermediate to advanced
217 pages
10h 12m
English
Pearson India
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Power and Politics 107
1. What is power?
2. How does dependency control power play?
Concept Check
Power and Counter-power
It is interesting to note that when A has power over B, it is hardly unidirectional and B also found
to exert a ‘counter-power’ on A. For example, a manager with higher designation can indeed re an
employee when he is angry with the latter’s behaviours, but if the same employee is dedicated and hard
working then the manager will not be be able to act likewise. Thus, counter-power puts a stop and moti-
vates the manager to use power more judiciously.
SOURCE OF POWER
Where does one get the power in an organization? ...
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