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    Power: Nature,

    Dimensions, Types
    and Consequences
    Power
    • Power and authority are the
    most vital aspects of all
    organizations in general and
    political organizations in
    particular.
    • Robert Dahl calls power a type
    of relationship in respect of
    capability and control.
    • Karl Deutsch says that power
    means the ability to involved
    in conflict, to resolve it and
    to remove the obstacles.
    Nature of Power
    • 1st Power is used in relational sense
    • 2nd “Power is dissegrated and non
    cummulative it is shared and
    bartered by numerous groups spread
    throughout society and representing
    diverse interests.”
    • 3rd, in a class-society there are
    diverse interests and each power
    center represents a particular
    interest.
    • 4th, Maclver opinion that power is a
    conditional concept.
    • 5th, Power is a very complex notion.
    Dimensions of Power

    • Decision-making power
    • Agenda-setting power-
    • Ideological power
    Decision-making Power
    • This is the ‘open face’ of
    power, the ability to
    control or influence in an
    open and direct way.
    • It is the classic idea of
    political power, meaning
    the government has the
    power to make decisions
    on behalf of the people.
    Agenda-setting Power
    • It is the secretive face (power
    is exercised behind closed
    doors)
    • This is because you can
    decide or limit what will be
    discussed and more
    importantly what cannot be
    discussed, effectively
    controlling the situation.
    Ideological Power
    • The power to shape
    desires
    • It seeks to identify “the
    means through which
    power influences, shapes
    or determines conceptions
    of necessities, possibilities
    and strategies of
    challenge in situation of
    conflict”
    Types of Power

    • Coercive Power
    • Reward Power
    • Legitimate Power
    • Referent Power
    • Expert Power
    Coercive Power
    • This means that someone
    is forced to do something
    against their will.
    • The main objective of
    coercion is compliance.
    Reward Power
    • This type of power
    involves the ability of
    individuals to delegate
    matters they do not wish
    to do to other people and
    to reward them for this.
    Legitimate Power
    • This form of power gives the
    ability to link certain feelings of
    obligation or notion of
    responsibility to the
    management.
    • This form of power can easily be
    overcome as soon as someone
    loses their position or title.
    Referent Power
    • This form of power is
    about management based
    on the ability to
    administer to someone a
    sense of personal
    acceptance or approval.
    • The leader in this form of
    power is often seen as a
    role model. Their power is
    often treated with
    admiration or charm.
    Expert Power
    • This form of power is
    based on in-depth
    information, knowledge or
    expertise.
    • These leaders are often
    highly intelligent and they
    trust in their power to
    fulfil several
    organizational roles and
    responsibilities.
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