Bases of Power
French and Raven described five bases of power within any given organization that can still be used today to define each person's social role. The five bases of power were defined as coercive, reward, legitimate, referent, and expert power (Tauber, 2007, p.40). Each of these powers is visibly on display in the corporation described in the case study and the corresponding definitions can be applied to the employees and managers discussed in the study. Understanding the role of each employee and manager will also help to illuminate the power and dependency relationship that exists between them.
Reward Power
Reward power is the easiest power to define. It involves the dispensing of rewards in return for action that benefits either the entire company or the individual manager doing the rewarding. Because it is so easy to understand, it is also the easiest form of power to recognize and it exists at several places within Corporation A. The marketing department of Corporation A gives a large bonus to any employee who earns a superior rating on the yearly performance evaluation.
Employee 2 and 3 in the scenario also receive rewards from their superiors, though they are earned through other bases of power. Rewards are commonly combined with other forms of power to make them more meaningful to the employee. In the case of Employee 2, he receives a shortened work-week, while Employee...
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