Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
submittedVersion
Publication Date
1-2018
Abstract
Although there has been tremendous scientific interest in social power, much of this recent research has relied on experiments in context-poor settings. However, organizations – a context in which power differences emerge naturally – are more complex and dynamic. The current review discusses whether and how defining organizational features at the intrapersonal level (multiple dimensions of hierarchy, dynamics over time, attentional demands), interpersonal level (interdependence, repeated interactions), and organizational level (accountability, culture, virtual work) moderate the effects of power. We also discuss ways to systematically incorporate organizational complexities into the study of social power and recommend fruitful avenues for future research.
Discipline
Organizational Behavior and Theory | Organization Development
Research Areas
Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources
Publication
The Self at Work: Fundamental Theory and Research
Editor
D. Lance Ferris, Russell E. Johnson & Constantine Sedikides
First Page
194
Last Page
221
ISBN
9781315626543
Identifier
10.4324/9781315626543
Publisher
Routledge
City or Country
New York
Citation
SCHAERER, Michael; LEE, Alice J.; GALINSKY, Adam D.; and THAU, Stefan.
Contextualizing social power research within organizational behavior. (2018). The Self at Work: Fundamental Theory and Research. 194-221.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5782
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://worldcat.org/isbn/9781138648234