APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Powerfools: When and Why Subordinates Resist Expressions of Power in Hierarchies
- Merrick Osborne
Stanford Graduate School of Business - Stanford University - Lindred Greer
Stanford Graduate School of Business - Stanford University
Abstract
High-power individuals may try to reinforce and protect their positions through engaging in behaviors that highlight their power. However, these behaviors may inspire subsequent resistance in subordinates. We explore in a set of experimental studies when and why expressions of power in hierarchies may incite subordinates to challenge the hierarchy.
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