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On what is a manager's power based? What might a manager need to consider when attempting to use power to accomplish something at work?
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On what is a manager's power based? What might a manager need to consider when attempting to use power to accomplish something at work? In an attempt to answer these questions, it is necessary to understand what makes managers effective and this requires a through analysis of the complexities of power relationships and influence processes found in organisations. I will seek to examine the different sources of power, the relationship of these power sources to a manager and the ways in which managers can use power to accomplish goals be it their own or the organisations. Power has been described and defined in different ways by different people. A definition of power by Tawney (1931) is: "The Capacity of an individual, or group to modify the conduct of other individuals or groups in a manner which they desire and without having to modify their own conduct in a manner they do not desire." People...
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