Power and influence in organizations / Roderick M. Kramer, Margaret A. Neale, editors

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Introduction.. 1. Illusions of Influence.. 2. Simmelian Ties:.. Super Strong and Sticky.. 3. Sticky Ties and Bad Attitudes.. Relational and Individual Bases of Resistance to Change in Organizational Structure.. 4. Political Alignments in Organizations.. Contextualization, Mobilization and Coordination.. 5. The Power of Resistance:.. Sustaining Valued Identities.. 6. Losing Our Religion:.. On the Precariousness of Precise Normative Standards in Complex Accountability Systems.. 7. Under the Influence?.. Organizational Paranoia and the Misperception of Others' Influence Behavior.. 8. Some Ethical Aspects of the Social Psychology of Social Influence.. 9. Two Faces of the Powerless:.. Coping with Tyranny in Organizations.. 10. Personality Correlates of Structural Holes.. 11. The Psychology of Authority Relations:.. A Relational Perspective on Influence and Power in Groups.. 12. Uses and Misuses of Power in Task-Performing Teams.. 13. To Be or Not To Be (Self-Promoting:.. The Consequences of Counterstereotypical Impression Management.. 14. Women and Power:..Conformity, Resistance, and Disorganized Coaction.. 15. Championing Charged Issues:.. The Case of Gender Equity within Organizations.. Index.. About the Contributors

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. eng