by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What Is Power? Power is the ability to exert control or influence the situation or behavior of others. What are the Types of Power? Legitimate Power (Positional Power) – Legitimate power is a result of the position held in an...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What Is Influence? Influence can be defined as the ability to have an effect on someone or something or to cause a reaction in someone. Influence generally results from power, physical closeness, emotional connection, or position of...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What is Organizational Fit? Behavior is a function of the individual (their personality and attitude) and the situation or context. Organizations seek to establish a degree of congruence or fit between the individuals that make up...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What are Individual Values? Values refer to what is important to an individual. Values are stable feelings of importance that arise pursuant to ones influences, such as life experiences, interactions, and relationships. They are...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management Understanding Behavior and How it Evolves Behavior can be defined as the actions of a person based on specific stimuli. This begs the question, from where does behavior come? There are three primary theories concerning where or how...
by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior
[cite] Back to: Business Management What is Individual Perception? Individuals react to the environment based upon how the environment or environmental stimuli register with us. This is the essence of perception. It is an intellectual process. More specifically it is...
