POSITION-BASED POWER
Power based on position in an organization is a measure of power, which is accorded based on one’s formal position in the organizational hierarchy. In their book Essentials of Negotiation, Lewicki, Saunders and Barry(2011) state that there are two primary sources of power based on position in an organization: Legitimate Power, which is associated with a particular job or position in an organizational hierarchy; and Power based on the control of resources such as money, supplies, time, etc.; associated with that particular position.
LEGITIMATE POWER
Legitimate power is the power that automatically comes with a job-perhaps a title, an office or a position in an organization. Lewicki et al. (2011) describe that “In this case, …show more content…
Legitimate power disappears if the title or job associated is lost, since the power is associated with respective title or job and not the person. The scope of the legitimate power is limited to situations in which people believe that a person with the title has the right to control. Because of all these reasons, legitimate power is often derived by exploiting other sources of power such as resources or information.
Social legitimate powers. In addition to organizational structures, the concept of legitimacy can be applied to social standards or norms that exert firm control over people. There are three different types of social legitimate powers. They are legitimate power of reciprocity, legitimate power of equity and legitimate power of responsibility or dependence. Legitimate power of reciprocity. It is one of the strong social norm. It suggests that people expect something beneficial or useful in return for their favor.
Legitimate power of equity. It is also a strong social norm. It says that someone has the power to request for compensation if he/she endures suffering for the other.
Legitimate power of responsibility or dependence. It says that one has the responsibility to help others who are dependent on us and cannot help
Power based on position in an organization is a measure of power, which is accorded based on one’s formal position in the organizational hierarchy. In their book Essentials of Negotiation, Lewicki, Saunders and Barry(2011) state that there are two primary sources of power based on position in an organization: Legitimate Power, which is associated with a particular job or position in an organizational hierarchy; and Power based on the control of resources such as money, supplies, time, etc.; associated with that particular position.
LEGITIMATE POWER
Legitimate power is the power that automatically comes with a job-perhaps a title, an office or a position in an organization. Lewicki et al. (2011) describe that “In this case, …show more content…
Legitimate power disappears if the title or job associated is lost, since the power is associated with respective title or job and not the person. The scope of the legitimate power is limited to situations in which people believe that a person with the title has the right to control. Because of all these reasons, legitimate power is often derived by exploiting other sources of power such as resources or information.
Social legitimate powers. In addition to organizational structures, the concept of legitimacy can be applied to social standards or norms that exert firm control over people. There are three different types of social legitimate powers. They are legitimate power of reciprocity, legitimate power of equity and legitimate power of responsibility or dependence. Legitimate power of reciprocity. It is one of the strong social norm. It suggests that people expect something beneficial or useful in return for their favor.
Legitimate power of equity. It is also a strong social norm. It says that someone has the power to request for compensation if he/she endures suffering for the other.
Legitimate power of responsibility or dependence. It says that one has the responsibility to help others who are dependent on us and cannot help