Thechapter begins with a review of the sources of power and reveals that the powerto influence can come from many sources. These sources range from extremelypersonal things such as charisma to structural or positional influences. Theuse of power is really a question of leadership styles. The power one holdsover another is associated with dependency. When one person is influenced byanother for something he or she values, the former is more easily influenced bythe latter.
Complexinterrelationship between organizational goals and the political process knownas coalition formation is discussed. Regardless of whether one accepts thenatural systems view or the individual view of organizational goals, one mustexplain how the desires of various interest groups and/or individuals aretranslated into objectives of organizations. This is where theory of politicalcoalition becomes an important issue.
