Power and influence in organizations / Roderick M. Kramer, Margaret A. Neale, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Roderick M. Kramer and Margaret A. Neale -- 1. Illusions of Influence / Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert B. Cialdini -- 2. Simmelian Ties: Super Strong and Sticky / David Krackhardt -- 3. Sticky Ties and Bad Attitudes: Relational and Individual Bases of Resistance to Change in Organizational Structure / Kathleen L. Valley and Tracy A. Thompson -- 4. Political Alignments in Organizations: Contextualization, Mobilization, and Coordination / Samuel B. Bacharach and Edward J. Lawler -- 5. The Power of Resistance: Sustaining Valued Identities / Blake E. Ashforth and Fred A. Mael -- 6. Losing Our Religion: On the Precariousness of Precise Normative Standards in Complex Accountability Systems / Philip E. Tetlock -- 7. Under the Influence? Organizational Paranoia and the Misperception of Others' Influence Behavior / Roderick M. Kramer and Benjamin A. Hanna -- 8. Some Ethical Aspects of the Social Psychology of Social Influence / David M. Messick and Rafal K. Ohme --

9. Two Faces of the Powerless: Coping With Tyranny in Organizations / Robert J. Bies and Thomas M. Tripp -- 10. Personality Correlates of Structural Holes / Ronald S. Burt -- 11. The Psychology of Authority Relations: A Relational Perspective on Influence and Power in Groups / Tom R. Tyler -- 12. Uses and Misuses of Power in Task-Performing Teams / Ruth Wageman and Elizabeth A. Mannix -- 13. To Be or Not to Be (Self-Promoting): The Consequences of Counterstereotypical Impression Management / Laurie A. Rudman -- 14. Women and Power: Conformity, Resistance, and Disorganized Coaction / Joanne Martin and Debra Meyerson -- 15. Championing Charged Issues: The Case of Gender Equity Within Organizations / Susan J. Ashford.

Power and Influence in Organizations offers a rich exploration of emerging trends and new perspectives. Contributors include leading scholars in organizational behavior and theory and major contemporary intellectual pioneers in research on power and influence. Each contributor provides insight into his or her own research, an overview of general trends, and thoughts about the direction of future research.

Advanced students and scholars in organizational behavior, social influence, power and politics, conflict management, and institutional politics will find Power and Influence in Organizations stimulating and a useful roadmap to present and future research.