POWER AND POLITICS CHAPTER 13DEFINITION OF POWER POWER REFERS TO CAPACITY THAT X HAS TO INFLUENCE THE BEHAVIOUR OF Y SO Y ACTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH X'S WISHES DEFINITION IMPLIES POTENTIAL THAT NEED NOT BE ACTUALISED TO BE EFFECTIVE AND A DEPENDENCY RELATIONSHIP IN OTHER WORDS POWER MAY EXIST BUT NOT BE USED - MAKING IT A CAPACITY OR POTENTIAL MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT OF POWER IS FUNCTION OF DEPENDENCY GREATER Y'S DEPENDENCE ON X — THE GREATER IS X'S POWER IN THE RELATIONSHIP DEPENDENCE IN TURN IS BASED ON ALTERNATIVES THAT Y PERCEIVES & THE IMPORTANCE THAT Y PLACES ON THE ALTERNATIVES THAT X CONTROLS. APERSON CAN HAVE CONTROL OVER YOU ONLY IF HE/SHE CONTOLS SOMETHING THAT YOU DESIRECONTRASTING LEADERSHIP AND POWER ONE DIFFERENCE RELATES TO GOAL COMPATIBILITY POWER DOES NOT REQUIRE GOAL COMPATIBILITY ONLY DEPENDENCE LEADERSHIP REQUIRES SOME CONGRUENCE BETWEEN GOALS OF LEADER & THOSE BEING LED 2N° DIFFERENCE RELATES TO THE DIRECTION OF INFLUENCE ON ONE FOLLOWERS. LEADERSHIP FOCUSES ON DOWNWARD INFLUENCE ON ONE'S FOLLOWERS. MINIMISES IMPORTANCE OF LATERAL AND UPWARD INFLUENCE PATTERNS POWER DOES NOT 3°® DIFFERENCE DEALS WITH RESEARCH EMPHASIS LEADERSHIP RESEARCH EMPHASIS STYLE ASKS QUESTIONS LIKE: HOW SUPPORTIVE SHOULD A LEADER BE? RESEARCH ON POWER IN CONTRAST HAS TENDED TO EMCOMPASS A BROADER AREA & FOCUS ON TACTICS FOR GAINING COMPLIANCE