...essay will discuss efforts to influence two key stakeholders at Pyro Presentations. This business is a family owned, and operated fireworks display company based in Oregon. Due to a large number of senior staff members retiring and business expansion, it became prudent to promote junior staff members as well as develop new positions to be filled. This paper will propose a strategy to influence the key stakeholders following the Cohen-Bradford Model of Influence without Authority. Briefly describe a change effort that could be instituted at this organization. This may be an actual change effort that has previously occurred, one that is currently ongoing, or a fictitious one that you believe is appropriate for the organization. Besides the manager and assistance manager positions at Pyro Presentations, there are two general types of employees: the senior staff members and the junior staff members. The power structure hinged on this division of workers. This dichotomy in power worked for many years until the senior staff began retiring. The issue soon became apparent, that with all those once in power retiring, a new power base needed to be formally established amongst the junior staff. Clarifying goals and priorities is the second step in the influence model. The purpose, in this case, is promoting junior staff members and creating new positions to support the expanding business. Identify one or two key stakeholders you will attempt to influence. The first key stakeholder is...
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...Leadership and Power Aretha Barnes LDR/300 January 14, 2016 Tamara Clark Leadership and Power Power is to have the ability to have control over someone, something, or a situation. A person can use their power to influence, control to motivate someone to do or accomplish something that they would not have normally done on their own. Power (Achua, 2004)The definition of power is the ability to perform efficiently. The word power is used when describing, one’s strength (s) or force. Power can also be used to describe, a person with authority. For example, President Obama as Commander and Chief has the power to dictate just about anything so long as he or she remains within the guidelines of the law. He has the authority to dictate the moves of the United States Army and all other agencies to do as he sees fit or desires them to do. However, if he goes and break the laws of the land (abuse his power), he can be removed by Congress. Power’s Relationship and Leadership After, having a vision and setting a goal for themselves a good leader has the authority or ability to persuade their team to follow their vision. A leader's power is not dominant but, by showing their team their long-term benefit of pursuing a goal and convincing them to come aboard. There are three different styles of leadership the Authoritarian leader the type that makes all the decisions and, calls all the shots. This leader may collaborate and collect all the facts and make...
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...Authority, as with discipline, can have different meanings, and the meaning of “authority” is dependent upon the context in which used for. For example: * The power or enforce obedience * Delegated power * A person whose opinion is accepted because of expertise. The independent police complaints commission The IPCC was formed in 2004 as a result of the police reform act 2002. It replaced the police complaints authority as the independent body to oversee completes, against the police in 43 police services in England and wales. It currently comprises 15 commissioners, who are appointed by the home sectary for a period of 5 years, and a team of independent investigators. Each team of investigators is headed by a regional director in each of its four regions, covering England and wales. The IPCC carries out investigations into serious allegations of misconduct by serving police person. These include allegations of: * Serious or organised corruption * Against senior officers * Involving racism * Of perverting the course of justice. HM chief inspector of prisons Her majesty’s chief inspector of prisons is another independent body which reports to the sectary of state for the ministry of justice on the condition and treatment of prisoners in England and wales. Its authority is given under section 5A of the prisons act 1952 and by section 57 of the criminal justice act 1982. The inspectorate is appointed by the home salutary for a period of 5 years...
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...Conformity, Obedience and Authority Discipline within the Uniformed Public Services is very important; they have responsibilities to the public concerning their safety and well-being within society. Discipline is used in all sectors of the Public Services; this means that they are more likely to do what is required of them even if they disagree with what they’ve been asked to do. However, it can always be written in the report afterwards so it is made clear to those in the higher ranks who may read it. Discipline ensures that all Uniformed Public Services and the public are not put in unnecessary danger. The need and role of discipline within the Police In the police the role of discipline is essential. This is because should Members of the police wish to abuse his or her power, they can’t do so as easily as there are consequences that have been put into place to reduce it happening. For example, if a police offer pulled someone to the side and requested to search them, the individual has the right to request a reason for the search. The officer would need to have a good reason. Good reasons may be the individual looks like a suspect pending investigation or they have a strong reason to believe that the individual is carrying illegal substances on their person. This is a very good thing because the police used to be able to stop anyone without giving reasons. During 2010 and 2011 in England the number of stop and searches that then lead to arrests was over 60020 individuals...
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...Power and Influence: "Absolute power: All leaders should seek it" I - Introduction. - Paraphrase the question. - Your opinion: Strongly disagree with the topic. II - Mainbody. 1. Dask side: power corruption, abuse of power, power reduces empathy, abusive authority. 2. Define power, influence. The difference of power and influence. Sources of Power (French & Raven). 3. Beside the power, leader should looking for the influence. (Example). How leaders can use influence tactics (cite a few) in order to boost their influence. III - Conclusion. - Rephase the introduction. _____________________________________________________________ Introduction. Main body. Leaders shouldn't maintain too much power. Because power can have negative consequence such as corruption, workplace aggression, and abusive authority. Dask Side: - In Corruption: ‘attempts to create power by investing in outside option can lead to opportunistic behavior in the exchange relationships’ – (Malhotra & Gino). Power like a drug, some leaders who have power can probadly get drunk and want more than that, they become manipulators. Leaders will try to control their follower’s behavior to do what they want. This causes to followes feel uncomfortable and want to leave the companies. - In Workplace Aggression, ‘Efforts by individuals to harm others with whom they work’ – (Neuman & Baron). With power, leaders may abuse it in wrong way like push someone...
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...10.Authority, Delegation and Decentralisation AUTHORITY Meaning : Authority is the right or power assigned to an executive or a manager in order to achieve certain organizational objectives. A manager will not be able to function efficiently without proper authority. Authority is the genesis of organizational framework. Without authority, a manager ceases to be a manager, because he cannot get his policies carried out through others. Authority is one of the founding stones of formal and informal organizations. An Organization cannot survive without authority. It indicates the right and power of making decisions, giving orders and instructions to subordinates. Authority is delegated from above but must be accepted from below i.e. by the subordinates. In other words, authority flows downwards....
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...SUBJECT: - SOCIOLOGY TITLE OF THE PROJECT: - POWER AND AUTHORITY RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: - The researcher will have a doctrinal approach towards the Project. Information for the Project will be collected from Books, Journals and Internet. ACKNOWLEDGMENT This Project couldn’t have been successfully completed without the support and guidance of our Sociology Professor, M. Lakshmipati Raju Sir and we would like to express our immense gratitude to him for his constant support and motivation that has encouraged us to come up with this project. Lastly, we would like to thank our classmates for their whole hearted support at all times during the course of the Project. Thanking You Rahul Kr. Dubey CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………..4 2. WHAT IS POWER?.......................................................................................................5 A. THE EMERGENCE OF POWER…………………………………………6 B. THE DIVISION OF POWER……………………………………………..9 3. WHAT IS AUTHORITY…...…………………………………………………………9 A. POLITICAL AUTHORITY……...………………………………………11 4. THE DEMOCRATIC CONCEPTION OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY………..….15 5. THE RELATIONSHIP AND DISTINCTION BETWEEN POWER AND AUTHORITY…………………..............................................
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...punishment, at the hand of authority, for wrongdoing. It includes self discipline; the regulation by a man of his own heart and mind, the cultivation of discernment, virtue and noble tastes and sentiments and the suppression of unbalanced passions, vice and mean dispositions. Discipline therefore, is a way of life. The undisciplined man is a slave to passion, luxury and sloth. He entertains dreams on a large scale but the reality of his existence is sordid. On the other hand, the disciplined man is a free man. His judgment is sound because he is trained and experienced in responsible judgment. His means are independent. His life is free of the debilitating influence of vice. He is able to discern between that which seems good and that which is good. Although discipline does not consist merely of punishment, at the hand of authority, for wrongdoing, this external discipline is nevertheless very important, as an essential part in training the individual to be self-disciplined (by means of punishments, rewards and warnings). This is necessary and proper, both for the sake of the individual and society at large. This external discipline is necessary, for example, in schools, in order to induce the recalcitrant student to concentrate on his studies and observe proper behavior as well as to protect the other students from a corrupting and disruptive influence. Punishment may, at times, seem harsh but it is justified by the miscreant's guilt. A failure by authority to impose discipline...
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...consent of all the parties, and undue influence, as defined in section 16, Contract Act 1872 puts a obvious obstacle in making the consent free. The kernel of undue influence basically lies in the relationship of the parties. According to the law a contract becomes voidable when it gets in touch with undue influence. Any such contract may be set aside either absolutely, or if the party who was entitled to avoid it has received any benefit there under, upon such terms and conditions as the Court may seem, just (Sec 19 A). Keyword Introduction What is Contract? Section 2(h) of the Act defines the term contract as "any agreement enforceable by law". There are two essentials of this act, agreement and enforceability. Section 2(e) defines agreement as "every promise and every set of promises, forming the consideration for each other." Again Section 2(b) defines promise in these words: "when the person to whom the proposal is made signifies his assent there to, the proposal is said to be accepted. Proposal when accepted becomes a promise." What is free consent? According to Section 13, Contract Act, 1872 two or more parties are said to be in contract when they agree upon the same thing in same sense. What is Undue influence? According to Section 16, Contract Act, 1872 a contract is said to be induced by undue influence where the relations subsisting between...
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...Discipline Assignment 3 Conformity, Obedience and authority 27th November 2015 In this assignment I will outline the terms conformity and obedience using references to the public services. I will then explain why they are important and relate them to Asch, Milgram and Zimbardo’s studies. Finally I will describe authority and its relation to the public services. 3.1 Conformity Conformity is when someone acts or behaves in accordance with another/ prevailing social standards, attitudes or practices. Following social norms (the unwritten rules of society) is a type of conformity. Social Norms are a common practise which everyone takes part in, even if it is unintentional. An example of a social norm is going to the back of a que, instead of walking past everyone to the front as we know it would not be accepted by others to do so. Most people conform to fit in or be liked by everyone. It is most common for people with low self-esteem to conform as there is a need for social approval, people who do not integrate tend to stand out and feel lonely in today’s society so they believe they need to conform to become a part of a group. Conformity takes place in every discipline environments, especially the uniformed public services. The Army, for example, issue their soldiers all with the same uniform and administer them with a daily routine. This type of conformity is so every soldier is treated equally and gain similar skill sets and knowledge. The routine the soldiers are given...
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...Over time, technological advancements have facilitated this growth in not only the popularity of media, but also the authority of media in society. In today’s society, the media stands as the ultimate source of truth to many individuals as news channels successfully influence a person’s beliefs regarding society. Furthermore, when an individual relies upon the media for valid information, he allows only one perspective to influence his beliefs, and this closed-mindedness often results in him inadvertently acting prejudicially towards minority groups. While hatred has always existed in the world, the ever growing authority...
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...conveyed substantial themes which bore on conceptions of professional ethics. One of these themes involved the previously underestimated significances of the potency of authority in influencing decision-making, even ones that go against one’s own conscientious imperatives. As most of us are “indoctrinated” in our childhood to develop a basic conception of values and virtues, one of the things we as human beings have grasped, through many phases in our evolution as societal creatures, is the importance of obedience to some form of authority. This scheme, now deeply ingrained in our psychology, plays a very strong role in the decisions we make daily, including playing a part towards trumping moral values, including possibly a code of professional ethics. [EXAMPLE] Individual morality, according to Milgram’s opinion, can be heavily compromised in the face of authority figures, in fact suggesting that in truth, in our society, individuality may be something that does not exist at all, and that the vast majority of our decision making may have sociological origins. In fact as Stanley Milgram showed, the weakening of the individual’s moral conscience is by far the most significant impact of a system of obedience to authority. Individual morality, although still a factor in determining one’s action in the face of authority, is easily outdone by a multitude of other factors relevant to obedience. First was the (feeling of) giving up of any personal responsibility that takes precedence when...
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...which they live. Although politics is also an academic subject (sometimes indicated by the use of ‘Politics’ with a capital P), it is then clearly the study of this activity. Politics is thus inextricably linked to the phenomena of conflict and cooperation. On the one hand, the existence of rival opinions, different wants, competing needs and opposing interests guarantees disagreement about the rules under which people live. On the other hand, people recognize that, in order to influence these rules or ensure that they are upheld, they must work with others – hence Hannah Arendt’s definition of political power as ‘acting in concert’. This is why the heart of politics is often portrayed as a process of conflict resolution, in which rival views or competing interests are reconciled with one another. However, politics in this broad sense is better thought of as a search for conflict resolution than as its achievement, as not all conflicts are, or can be, resolved. What is the difference between power and authority? Power is the ability of an individual or institution to force people to do things, whether they wish to or not. There are various forms of power, the strongest of which is coercion – the use of physical force. The most extreme cases of coercion are seen under totalitarian regimes, where execution, torture and imprisonment have been used to force people to conform to the laws of the state. It is said that the more stable and united the state, the less coercion has to be used...
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...regulations, policies and other methods that have been established by the organization. This is normally accomplished through the process of influencing behaviors. Power is a task of ties of give-and-take and politics is the establishment and process of the application of power. “Power can be defined as the capacity of one party to influence the other parties and to act as first party desires. Power can influence the behavior through compliance, identification and internationalization.” (Schermerhorn, Hunt & Osborn, 2006, pg. 2, ch. 12) Politics is “the constitution and procedure of the application of power, to affect the various parameters such as definitions of goals, directions, etc. It is the behavior of self serving that outside the normal legitimate system of influences may become illegitimate.” (Tushman, 1977, pg. 217) Power and politics have been on the forefront of organizations for centuries, and is essential to people in positions of authority. Typically, people in position are the ones who typically have the power because it is a function that is necessary to ensure they can effectively play their role as the top or figure head. Without power the manager or department head would be a figure occupying space. In the game of power and politics management and the leader of the organization have a significant place. Contrast and Comparison of Power and Politics There is a relationship between power and politics. Whether it is directly or indirectly, political...
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...CONFORMITY IS A CHANGE IN AN INDIVIDUALS BEHAVIOUR ACCORDING TO CERTAIN ACCEPTED STANDARDS WITHIN SOCIETY AS WELL AS THE INFLUENCE OF OTHERS WHETHER THIS BE A REAL OR IMAGINARY INFLUENCE. THERE ARE 2 KEY CONCEPTS OF CONFORMITY, ACCEPTANCE OR COMPLIANCE. ✓ Acceptance - Many people conform to social norms in order to feel accepted in the society they live in. ✓ Compliance - This is acting in accordance with something that is requested or following rules etc. Compliance is normally passed down the ranks in the public services Factors which influence conformity People tend to conform more if they have a low self esteem or they feel they need to be socially accepted. A single person is also more likely to conform to feel part of a group of people than two or more people. The strength of the influence as well as the immediacy and the number of sources of influences are also factors of conformity according to THE SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY. Conformity= Compliance with common practices Compliance means doing what other people in our social standing do in our daily lives. Most people, in most social groups, conform in everyday things like speech, dress codes, eating habits etc. This kind of conformity is known as " social control"- the numerous pressures as individuals grow turns them from babies into members of our society. The main agencies of social control are the family, the peer group, the media, religion, employment and the law. All of these encourage conformity of one...
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