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This volume is a readily accessible compilation of current, original research in the area of power and influence in organizations. Power and Influence in Organizations offers a rich exploration of emerging trends and new perspectives. Contributors include leading scholars in organizational behavior and theory and major contemporary intellectual pioneers in research on power and influence, including Samuel B. Bacharach, Robert Cialdini, Edward J. Lawler, and Jeffrey Pfeffer. Each contributor provides insight into his or her own research, an overview of general trends, and thoughts about the direction of future research. Topics examined include manipulation of employee perceptions and values; the links between power and accountability; sharing power; the effects of gender on power and influence; illusions of influence; and impression management. Advanced students and scholars in organizational behavior, social influence, power and politics, conflict management, and institutional politics will find Power and Influence in Organizations stimulating and a useful roadmap to present and future research.
The Power of Resistance: Sustaining Valued Identities
The Power of Resistance: Sustaining Valued Identities
Sometimes … when I make something, I put a little dent in it. I like to do something to make it really unique. Hit it with a hammer. I deliberately f*** it up to see if it'll get by, just so I can say I did it. It could be anything…. I'd like to make my imprint…. A mistake, mine.
A scenario I personally saw acted out… by several different workers involved a foreman stopping to talk to a worker in a non-work-related, seemingly friendly conversation. The worker would be smiling and conversing congenially, yet the moment the foreman turned to walk away, the worker would make ...
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