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title	:	Balance of Power
author	:	Lucas, J. R.
publisher	:	AMACOM Books
isbn10 | asin	:	081440393X
print isbn13	:	9780814403938
ebook isbn13	:	9780585019468
language	:	English
subject	Organizational effectiveness, Power (Social sciences) , Industrial management--Employee participation.
publication date	:	1998
lcc	:	HD58.9.L85 1998eb
ddc	:	658.3/14
subject	:	Organizational effectiveness, Power (Social sciences) , Industrial management--Employee participation.

Balance of Power James R. Lucas AMACOM American Management Association New York Atlanta Boston Chicago Kansas City San Francisco Washington, D.C. Brussels Mexico City Tokyo Toronto

This book is available at a special discount when ordered in bulk quantities. For information, contact Special Sales Department, AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional service. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lucas, J. R. (James Raymond), 1950Balance of power /James R. Lucas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8144-0393-X (hbk.) 1. Organizational effectiveness. 2. Power (Social sciences) 3. Industrial management-Employee participation. I. Title. HD58.9.L85 1998 CIP 1998 James R. Lucas All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication may not be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AMACOM, a division of American Management Association, 1601 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.

To my mother Anna Laverne Ryan Lucas And to my brothers and sister John Ernest Lucas Daniel Kenneth Lucas Timothy Michael Lucas Mary Patricia Lucas Buecker Together, we learned a lot about the balance of power.

Page v Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Who Needs This Book? 2 What Is a Balance of Power? 3 This Book and Other Books 4 A Brief Outline of the Book 6 Section I The Force and the Issues 9 1 Power: What It Is and How to Use It 11 What is Power? 12 The Morality of Power 13 How Power Is Exercised 14 Powersharing 15 The Leader's Role in Powersharing 16 Reasons to Use Power 18 2 The Myths of Power 21 Why Myths Persist 21 Some Key Myths About Power That Sound Like Truths 24 Laying Aside the Myths 29 3 The Quantity and the Quality of Power 31 Power and Interdependence 32 How Much Power and to Which People? 34

Page vi Section II The Quantity of Power 37 4 Dependence and the Death of Initiative 39 Good Things Don't Come to Those Who Wait 40 The Root of Dependence 41 The Forms of Dependent Organizations 42 Results of Dependence 47 Dependent Definitions 49 The Death of Dependence 50 5 Independence and the Death of Collaboration 51 Causes of Independence 53 The Forms of Independent Organizations 55 Results of Independence 60 Independent Definitions 62 The Death of Independence 63 6 One Side of the Balance: Retaining Power and Exercising Authority 64 Legitimate Reasons for Exercising Authority

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