The Hierarchical Abuse of Power in Work Organizations  

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Vredenburgh, Donald ; Brender, Yael

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Business Ethics vol. 17 no. 12 (Sep. 1998), page 1337-1347.
Topik: Hierarchical Abuse; Work Organizations

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Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: BB27.34 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Although much theoretical and empirical reserach has examined organizational power, virtually none has addressed the hierarchical abuse of power in organizations. Managers' incentives and discretion and subordinates' depencies define the abuse of power as an important organizational issue. This paper offers a conceptualizationa and process model to help further theoretical and applied understanding, and it considers the ethical nature of power abuse. Two dimensions, disrespect for individual dignity and interference with job performance or deserved rewards, conceptualize the interpersonal abuse of power. Behavioral examples of each dimension are provided. The process model delineates powerholders' motives to abuse power and indicates individual attributes that increase the probability of their pursuing these motives. Organizational conditions that allow or encourage the abuse of power and managers' particular sources of power interact with these motives and attributes to define decisions about abusing power. Norms and considerations of risk influence these decisions. The decision to abuse power leads to the enactment of power strategies, and they generate intended and unintended outcomes. The process model presented here recognizes an emotional component of the hierarchical abuse of power.

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