02518cam a22003618i 4500 22181964 20260512172419.0 210818s2022 enk b 001 0 eng 2021039487 9780367471972 9780367456450 9781003034100 22181964 Eng pcc 303.3 BOS Bosch, Reinoud, Power : A key idea for business and society / New York Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon 2022 2203 Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022. 123;. P. 22 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Power plays a central role in business and management. But what is power exactly, and what are key elements of this concept? Defining power as relative ability, this book discusses structures of power, individual power, the exercise of power, strategy, and collective power. While discussing these key components, ideas of important thinkers about power, from Plato to Foucault, Weber to Lukes, Machiavelli to Kahneman, Sun to Kotter, and Barnard to Clegg, are discussed and interpretively categorized into a toolbox of conceptual elements - what Blumer referred to as sensitizing concepts. This toolbox of sensitizing concepts allows the selection of those elements of the concept of power that provide the most constructive and effective practical understanding in particular situations. The core message behind the discussion is that knowledge of key components of the concept of power is empowering. It is empowering to learn about aspects of structures of power, individual power, the exercise of power, strategy, and collective power. Understanding such conceptual components empowers students, researchers, practitioners, and other readers to use their understanding in interpreting, theorizing about, and dealing with the complexities of power in their particular situations - without tying them to any preconceived general theories about power"-- Power (Social sciences) Online version: Bosch, Reinoud. Power Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9781003034100 (DLC) 2021039488 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg BK 46538 46538 0 0 ddc 0 0 IMTN IMTN Rack 6-B 2026-05-12 Raghav Books Private Limited 4790.94 2630 0 303.3 BOS 34005 2026-05-12 11:55:36 33 3209.93 2026-04-30 BK Recommended by Dr Senthil Kumar