2. Sources of Power

1. Power: The capacity or potential to influence. The ability to affect others’ beliefs, attitudes & actions.

2. Bases of Social Power:  

Referent: Based on followers’ identification and liking for the leader.

Expert: Based on followers’ perceptions of the leader’s competence

Legitimate: Associated with having status or formal job authority

Reward: Derived from having the capacity to provide rewards to others

Coercive: Derived from having the capacity to penalize or punish others

3. Additional Power Bases

INFORMATION POWER: Involves both the access to vital information and control over its distribution to others

ECOLOGICAL POWER: Control over the physical environment, technology, and organization of the work provides an opportunity for indirect influence over people