Unit 7: Power, Politics, Conflict and Negotiation – Discussion 2

Unit 7: Power, Politics, Conflict and Negotiation – Discussion 2

Discussion 2: Power

Go to the Kaplan library located in the home area of the course and search for an article regarding the five bases of power which you practiced with in the Learning Activity. A common search term to enter into the search box would be “French and Raven five forms of power.” Read the article, give a brief summary of the focus of the article and respond to the following questions:

  1. What is your primary form of power you tend to use most frequently? How is power different from politics?
  2. Provide an example of how you have used the different 5 forms of power or heard or seen someone else using them. Were these forms of power used appropriately considering the situation you described? Please explain why or why not?

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