BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS POLICY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Everyone at work has power. The difference is that some people understand this ability to influence others and use it appropriately.
A
True
B
False
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Power is the ability to impose your will on others, whereas influence is the ability to deeply affect behaviors and beliefs. As a leader, you’ll need to use your power once in a while to steer the ship. But when you use influence to lead, you’ll slowly build deeper trust and loyalty with your team.

Detailed explanation-2: -Power is the ability to influence the behavior of others with or without resistance by using a variety of tactics to push or prompt action. Power is the ability to get things done. People with power are able to influence others behavior to achieve a goal or objective.

Detailed explanation-3: -Power has been defined as the capacity to get others to act based on the positional authority exercised over others (McIntosh and Luecke, 2011). By contrast, influence is the ability to modify how a person develops, behaves, or thinks based on relationships and persuasion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Referent power is often called charisma-the ability to attract others, win their admiration, and hold them spellbound. Steve Jobs’s influence as described in the opening case is an example of this charisma.

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