| his study examined the tendencies of Chief Executive Officers (n = 32) of business organizations in their use of the six bases of power described by French and Raven. It was expected that Chief Executive Officers tend to rely more heavily on Referent Power and Information Power combined than on other bases of power combined. It was also expected that Chief Executive Officers who rely on the combination of Referent Power and Information Power would have more satisfactory working relations with their subordinates, and the Chief Executive Officers who were perceived to rely on Referent Power and Information Power combined would be more satisfied with the achievement of their work objectives. Finally, it was expected that direct subordinates (n = 141) of Chief Executive Officers who were perceived to rely on the combination of Referent Power and Information Power would be more satisfied with their working relations with their superiors, would be more satisfied with the achievement of their own work objectives, their work and their supervision. The results indicate that Chief Executive Officers tend to rely on Referent Power and Information Power combined rather than all other bases of power combined (t = 2.09, p... |
