Power is a two-way street.
Few employees relish being powerless in their jobsand organization.
People respond differently to various power bases.
–Employees working under coercive managers are unlikely tobe committed,
–and more likely to resist the manager.
Expert power is the most strongly and consistentlyrelated to effective employee performance.
The power of the boss may also play a role indetermining job satisfaction.
The effective manager accepts the political natureof organizations.
The more political that employees perceive anorganization, the lower their satisfaction.
Regardless of level in the organization, somepeople are more politically “astute” than others.
The politically naive and inept tend to feelcontinually powerless.