Discussion 1-200 words min
The concept of power is central to the critical approach. Robert French and Bertram Raven further clarify this focus by outlining five types of power (reward, coercive, referent, expert, and legitimate).
- Define each type of power in your own words.
- Provide a detailed example of each from your workplace or general society.
- Support your points with text material.
Discussion 2-200 words min
What modes of being are encouraged by critical approaches to organizations? As a critical student of organizational life, what is the issue or problem you are most concerned with in your organization? Explain how that issue or problem is a result of ideology, hegemony, or coercive control. What can you do to transform that issue or problem based on critical theory? Provide specific examples, explanations and support with information from the textbook.
References
Eisenberg, E. M. (2010). Organizational communication: Balancing creativity and constraint. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s.
