1st Edition

Power A Key Idea for Business and Society

By Reinoud Bosch Copyright 2022
134 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge

134 Pages
by Routledge

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,... Read more

1 What is power? 2 Structures of power 3 Individual power 4 Exercising power 5 Strategy 6 Collective power

Biography

Reinoud Bosch, PhD, is an independent academic with a background in technical computer science, economics, and political and social sciences. He has held positions at and performed assignments for Nyenrode Business University, the University of Amsterdam Business School, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Rotterdam School of Management at Erasmus University, and the European University Institute.