According to Miller (2015:126) The concertive control theory tries to explain how power connections or relationships can be changed at the period of team based and alternative form of organisations .There are three concepts that are important in the concertive control theory, the first one is control, there are three types of control, the first one is simple control it has to do with who has the position to direct people in the work place, who has authority in the work place. The second one is technological control which deals with control through the technological workplace process which can the computer systems or programmes ,the third one is burcancraric control it has to deal with power based on status and the legal rules.
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Power is an important concept for the critical theorists .critical theorists view power as a ‘’defining ,ubiquitous feature of the organisational life,(Mumby.2001:585 and Miller,2015:118) matters related to power ,control and dominance are crucial to all critical theorists whether they are economic, social or communicative, when looking at the concept power ,one has to look at three approaches ,the first approach is traditional approach sees power as quite stable entity that people and groups have. Traditional approach researchers ask questions about issues that lead to organisational power and effects of power on outcomes such as job satisfaction and performance .the scholars usually compare power with hierarchical status in organisations, (Miller, 2015: …show more content…
On top of the list is formal authority which is the right to control over assets and the ability to make decisions whether as an individuals or partners. Formal authority is a degree to which managing positions are allocated to join partners such as general manager, logistics, financing etc. Lastly, Wrench and Punyanunt (2012:202) contend that this source of power is the hierarchal structure in the organization from CEO to general workers; their qualification, knowledge and expertise give them the authority to make decisions in the
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Power is an important concept for the critical theorists .critical theorists view power as a ‘’defining ,ubiquitous feature of the organisational life,(Mumby.2001:585 and Miller,2015:118) matters related to power ,control and dominance are crucial to all critical theorists whether they are economic, social or communicative, when looking at the concept power ,one has to look at three approaches ,the first approach is traditional approach sees power as quite stable entity that people and groups have. Traditional approach researchers ask questions about issues that lead to organisational power and effects of power on outcomes such as job satisfaction and performance .the scholars usually compare power with hierarchical status in organisations, (Miller, 2015: …show more content…
On top of the list is formal authority which is the right to control over assets and the ability to make decisions whether as an individuals or partners. Formal authority is a degree to which managing positions are allocated to join partners such as general manager, logistics, financing etc. Lastly, Wrench and Punyanunt (2012:202) contend that this source of power is the hierarchal structure in the organization from CEO to general workers; their qualification, knowledge and expertise give them the authority to make decisions in the