Proposes a temporal critical contingencies (i.e., of environment and strategy) model of power to describe the bases of power in organizations. (Author/WD)

An interorganizational network consisting of one United Way organization and 46 of its member agencies was studied to determine whether power relations within the network were modified by various linkages between the agencies and other elements in the community upon which the United Way organization depends for its survival. (Author)

Develops a model that describes the bases of power and authority in formal organizations. Available from the Bureau of Research, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado 80639; single copy $1.50. (IRT)

Describes how the World Wide Web shifted the power structure and changed corporate culture at the Ford Motor Company. The entire organization was strengthened by the power of shared learning. (SK)

Human resource development in organizations can be used as a coercive tool that reinforces existing power structures. The emerging postmodern organization must consider individual wisdom, values, and knowledge; recognize differences; remove inequalities; and create opportunities for all voices to be heard. (SK)

Relates three classical theories (structural functionalism, conflict theory, symbolic interactionism) to fundamental concerns of community development (structure, power, and shared meaning). Links these theories to Giddens' structuration theory, which connects macro and micro structures and community influence on change through cultural norms.…

States that how discourse plays a central role in social relations/power dynamics is better understood because of M. Foucault's insights on power--central to Foucault's theory concerning the power-knowledge-discourse dialectic is that for every force there is resistance. Offers a new genealogy, which better suggests how resistance might appear in…

Applies and tests Foucault's theories about local centers of power and knowledge by rhetorically analyzing a Minnesota Midwifery Study Advisory Group. Illustrates how knowledge may be produced/suppressed and how a rhetor may become empowered by projecting negative traits upon the "other." Demonstrates how some traditional midwives…

Addresses and extends R. Garlikov's discussion (1998) of A. Rud's (1997) criticism of the Socratic dialogue to cover general notions of power and shows how these may affect Socratic discourse. In Socratic pedagogy the adverse effects of power are reduced, and the focus shifts from people to propositions. (SLD)

Investigates longitudinally the relationships among coping with uncertainty, nonsubstitutability, and subunit power in nine health care clinics of three subunits each. Results show previous power position to be the main predictor of subsequent power. Includes 27 references. (MLH)

Examines the three major critical works that have documented the role of children in a consumer culture and the specific role of advertising in the creation of that culture. Discusses perspectives from political economy, textual analysis, and cultural studies. (SR)

Describes power and its sources, and identifies factors that can contribute to the organizational powerlessness of special librarians: nature of work; contributions difficult to measure; underdeveloped utilization of expertise; removal from circle of management elite; and small staff. This situation can be mitigated by awareness, planning, and…

Critically examines community development assumptions through historical analysis and mapping of political discourse. Using the methods of Foucault, Said, and Gramsci, demonstrates how participatory research, concerned with releasing people's knowledge through transformation, can expose and resist dominant discourses. (SK)

Claims that the cooperation and collaboration necessary for an environmentally literate society must also be practiced in organizational structures. Provides an example of the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario annual general meeting where an initial "power at the front" format changed to a meeting in a circle that fostered…

Summarizes some general observations on the issue of power. Distinguishes three approaches to the question of power: the origins of power; the methods by which power is exercised; and the consequences of power. Considers the process by which power is legitimated in the ecology of theater activity. (RS)