French and Raven’s Five Sources of Power
French and Raven’s Five Sources of Power French and Raven identified five power dynamics or power bases, including referent, expert, legitimate, reward, and coercive powers. Legitimate power originates from electoral mandates, cultural norms, organizational structure, and social hierarchies (James et al., 2022). This power can be unstable or unpredictable. When people lose their positions, their […]