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- Title
Group support, legitimate power, and social influence.
- Authors
Raven, Bertram H.; Frence Jr., John R. P.
- Abstract
The purpose of this article is to compare two work situations, in each of which female workers, involved in allegedly interdependent behavior, accepted the election procedure as a basis for selecting a supervisor. In one case the elected supervisor continued to occupy that position and to direct the workers, in the other case, the elected supervisor was replaced by another. The main hypothesis stated that greater group support and greater perceived legitimacy of office would result in more effective influence. It is also expected that the subordinates would be more attracted to the legitimate supervisor. It was hypothesized that in an interdependent situation, an election process would serve to grant to an individual a legitimate right to a supervisory position This would result in the supervisor's having greater power to influence his fellow workers. A supervisor who did not have legitimate power would also be less accepted personally. Two work situations were created, both interdependent and identical with the exception that in one case the supervisor was elected, and in the other the supervisor assumed his position without benefit of election.
- Subjects
SUPERVISORS; POWER (Social sciences); WOMEN employees; INFLUENCE; WORK environment; SOCIAL psychology
- Publication
Journal of Personality, 1958, Vol 26, Issue 3, p400
- ISSN
0022-3506
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-6494.1958.tb01595.x