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INTRODUCTION
The study of “Gaining Power & Influence” is submitted to G.M. Javed Anwar, Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, University of Dhaka.
Our main Objective behind preparing this report is to find the different approcess and views of power exercise. So this report will be able to provide an idea about different frameworks of assessing gaining and exercising power.
We have go with many difficulties. They are mainly what we think are:
• The study is mainly based on the theoretical concept based on different authors.
• Major source of information was our library and access to the database of the library was a lengthy process.
• As we studied only the deferent theories the implication may be difficult or the real scenario may be different
To preparing this report we mainly rely on different authors and their theories. First we studied what is power, and then we try to compare Leadership, power, authority and influence, and the methodology of building a strong power base. We try to describe how lack of power and abuse of power are balanced between empowering people. Dependency is the most important key to power. So described what makes a man dependent to others. The two types of power and their sources are also described. Traslating power to influence is also important. There are several influences strategies. Neutralizing influence strategies are also described. At last some behavioral guide line suggested.
Power Defined:
Power prefers to a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B, so that B acts in accordance with A’s wishes. This definition implies a potential that need not be actualized to be effective and a dependency relationship.
In spite of the large scale usage of the term power in the management literature, there is considerable confusion over its definition. Power and other concepts, such as influence and authority, are often definition ally indistinct among scholars. Russell defined power as “the...