The notion of "power" in management study - a brief note

Power is a useful conceptual lens to examine many topic areas in business studies. I think a good starting point to learn the subject is Handy (1993; Chapter 5). Pfeffer  (1989) and Hardy (1994) examine the topic of power in the Organization Development tradition. Lukes (1984) is booklet focused on the topic of power from a sociological perspective. Another useful reference I have is Elliott (1983).


References

1. Elliott, R. (1983) "Article 13: Conceptual approaches to power and authority", in Lockett, M. and Spear, R. (editors) Organization as Systems, The Open University Press.
2. Handy, C. (1993) Understanding Organizations, Pengiun Books.
3. Lukes, S. (1984) Power: A radical view, Mcmillan.
4. Pfeffer, J. (1989) "Reading 43: Conditions for the use of power" in French, W.L., Bell, Jr. C.H., and Zawacki, R.A. (editors) (1989) Organization Development, BPI Irwin.
5. Hardy, C. (1994) "Power and Organizational Development: A Framework for Organizational Change", Journal of General Management Vol. 20(2) Winter, pp. 29-41.
6. Power with vs power over: http://buildabetterworkplace.com/2010/02/23/powerwith/
7. On power: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_(politics)