Toy Story 3 - Leadership Qualities: Coercive Power

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Saturday, 23 February 2013

Styles of Power

French and Raven (1959) identified five styles of power which a leader may possess to have influence over their followers. These are reward, coercive, legitimate, referent and expert power.

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Saturday, 23 February 2013

Styles of Power