How Power and Influence Are Likely to Change
Two major forces will impact the use of power in organizations during the 21st century. There will be an ever increasing need for rapid, major changes, and requisite knowledge and expertise will be more widely disseminated throughout organizations. These forces will drive the use and forms of power in three ways:
The tension between the need for speed of action and the need to collect knowledge and expertise to make informed decisions will require increasing the total amount of power in organizations.
To ensure that there is both sufficient autonomy and speed, clear organizational vision must be articulated and committed to.
Further, mutual influence will become increasingly required as a way of assuring ...
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