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Sources of

Power

Ariate, James Vincent A.


BSECESEP-3B
INTRODUCTION
Power
• is the ability to influence the behavior of others to achieve specific objectives
within an organization.
• ‘The Bases of Power’ (1959) by American social psychologists John French
and Bertram Raven

Types of Power:
1. Legitimate Power
2. Reward Power
3. Coercive Power
4. Expert Power
5. Referent Power
6. Informational Power
LEGITIMATE POWER
• is the power derived from a
formal position or role within an
organization.
EXPERT POWER
• is the power derived from
possessing specialized
knowledge or skills.
REFERENT POWER
• is the power that stems from
personal traits and the ability to
attract others.
REWARD POWER
• is the power based on the ability to
distribute rewards.
COERSIVE POWER
• is the power that comes from
the ability to impose sanctions
or punishments.
INFORMATIONAL POWER
• is the power based on access to
valuable information.
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google
Dr. Katie Bouman
Tony Hsieh, the late CEO of Zappos
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors
Jeff Bezos, former CEO of Amazon
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple

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