Chapter 13 - Power & politics

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Political skill

________: ability to influence others in such a way as to enhance ones objectives.

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Dependency

________: Bs relationship to A when A possesses something that requires.

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Political behavior

________: activities that are not required as part of a persons formal role in the organization but that influence or attempt to influence, the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within the organization.

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Impression management

________ (IM): process by which individuals attempt to control the impression others form of them.

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Defensive behaviors

________: reactive and protective behaviors to avoid action, blame or change.

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Power

Capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B, so that B acts in B accordance with A's wishes

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Dependency

B's relationship to A when A possesses something that requires

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Coercive power

Power base that is dependent on fear of the negative results from failing to comply

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Reward power

Compliance achieved based on the ability to distribute rewards that others view as valuable

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Legitimate power

Power a person receives as a result of his/her position in the formal hierarchy of an organization

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Expert power

Influence based on special skills or knowledge

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Referent power

Influence based on identification with a person who has desirable resources or personal traits

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Power tactics

Ways in which individuals translate power bases into specific actions

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Political skill

Ability to influence others in such a way as to enhance one's objectives

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Political behavior

Activities that are not required as part of a person's formal role in the organization but that influence or attempt to influence, the distribution of advantages and disadvantages within the organization

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Defensive behaviors

Reactive and protective behaviors to avoid action, blame or change

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Impression management (IM)

Process by which individuals attempt to control the impression others form of them

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