Leadership

Leadership

Five Bases of Power

The Coercive Power

It is based on the ability to impose punishment on the part of whoever holds. Be equated with the ability to remove or not to give rewards and has its source in the desire of one who submits to it rewards with value, but negative in the form of fear of losing them (Hinkin & Schriesheim 1989). That fear is what ultimately ensures the effectiveness of such power. It can be effective in the short term, however, tends to be the least effective of all forms of power, if exercised permanently to generate resentment and resistance.

The Power of Reward

Lies in the power of the leader to give material rewards and refers to how the individual can give to others as some kind of reward benefits such as: leisure, gifts, promotions, salary increases or responsibility. The reward power generally produces better results than the coercive power but may have consequences contradictory, since employees will work only for the prize to be awarded, if for some reason are not provided or delayed may become frustrated (Hinkin & Schriesheim 1989). This kind of power can be seen in case of employee A who is working and putting in extra efforts to gain the reward. However, the power is exercised by the employer not the employee who has promised superior evaluation at the end of the year.

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