Theory of Power:
The organization development practitioners needs both knowledge and skills in the arena of organization power. As Warner Baurks observes, Organization development signifies change and for change to occur in an organization, power must be exercised.
Theories:The organization development practitioners needs both knowledge and skills in the arena of organization power. As Warner Baurks observes, Organization development signifies change and for change to occur in an organization, power must be exercised.
Power dependency theory: Power dependency theory states that power inherent in any social relationship in which 1 person is dependent to another.
Such as- X and Y are two managers. And both of them are making sales. But X makes better sale due to his performance and for that he enjoys sound financial incentive, facilities and other benefits. And his performance may encourage or motivate (Y) to perform better. That means, if one have something more unique specialty and that what we can not get by other place, then the person have power over us.
Social exchange theory: power dependency theory has a broad range of social interaction is called social exchange theory which posits that what goes on between persons in an exchange of social commodities: love, hate, respect, power, influence, information, praise, blame, attraction, rejection and so forth.
- We enter and continue relationships when what we receive from other is equivalent to or in excess what we give to others.
- When balance is positive we continue and when it’s negative we terminate.
Such as, A got more response in society then B, and then A has some influential power to the society.
Theory of organization power: Compensating, working culture, strategic reward; freedom of choice, responsibility, growth and development, training, personnel.
-Maintenance by keeping the people giving reward. An organization has many potential influences and the important aspect is that the sources of commodity derive from possession of a commodity desired by others.
Strategic Contingency Model: Power that comes from subunit (individuals, units or groups) most important for solving the organizations most critical problems. Here contingency refers, the benefit which not come but it come.
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