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What is power and Influence - 1. the control over resources 2. The extent to which other people depend on a person 3. power is an inverse function of dependecy What type of influence is position power? - Formal Influence What types of power or position power? - 1. Legitimate Power 2. Coercive Power 3. Reward Power What is legitimate Power? - authoritative What is coercive power? - ability to punish What is reward power? - dependency on resources What type of influence does personal power have? - informal influence What types of power are personal power? - 1. Expert power 2. Referent power 3. Network power What is expert power? - The power of exceptional knowledge What is referent power? - the power of social connections and reputationWhat is network connections? - who you know, where you know and what the people you know can do for you What do position power and personal power have in common? - they are both the power of an individual Expert power and referent power usually result in what type of effect on teams? - generally positive effects What type of effect does reward and legitimate power result in? - Slightly positive effects What type of influence does coercive power usually result in? - slightly negative effects What is the paradox of power? - true power requires empathy and modesty, not force and coercion. But what people want from leaders -social intelligence- is what is damaged when power is granted What is the homophily principle in network formation? - we are inclined to pick ties that have similar intellectual backgrounds, training, experiences, and ways of making inferences from incomplete information What is the proximity principle in network formation? - the inclination to pick ties that are in the same departments, units, and teams as oneself