Supervisory power and reverse incremental influence: an investigative approach. (12th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rasool, Gowhar; Pathania, Anjali
• Is Part Of: World review of entrepreneurship, management and sustainable development. Volume 19:Number 3/5(2023)
• Page Start: 195
• Page End: 217
• Publication Date: 2023-03-12
• Subjects: power influence -- change -- negative expert -- negative referent -- reverse incremental influence; Sustainable development -- Periodicals; Entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; 338.04
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1746-0573

Abstract

The present study examined the diverse dimensions of supervisory power at the workplace and its influence on employee job outcomes. Unlike most of the studies in this area, the present research considered the revised power taxonomy and comprehensive job outcome variables. Based on theory as well as empirical investigations on influence of power and organisational behaviour, the study predicted positive incremental influence (either powers treated separately or in additive combination) on employee job outcomes. This hypothesis was tested in a field study in an Indian context. The analysis revealed that negative forms of expert and referent power explained approximately 89% of power as an independent construct. The results bring out a newer dimension to this field of study by looking at the contrasting effects of idiosyncratic negative referent and expert power in combination with nomothetic coercive power, which unlike creating a positive incremental influence resulted in reverse (negative) incremental influence.