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| Author: | Ailon, G. |
| Title: | What B would otherwise do: A critique of conceptualizations of 'Power' in organizational theory |
| Journal: | Organization
2006 : NOV, VOL. 13:6, p. 771-800 |
| Index terms: | organizational theory power |
| Freeterms: | resistance |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper presents a critique of organizational theories based on Robert Dahl's famous definition as 'A has power over B to the extent that he can get B to do something that B would not otherwise do' which highlights the fact that appreciating 'power' often demands knowledge (here as: knw.) not only about what B does but also about what B would otherwise do (as: w-B-do). It is argued that organizational theorists lacked such knw., instead relying on untested and ideologically biased assumptions concerning w-B-do. This paper unravels and categorizes 6 underlying assumptions and promotes an alternative, empirically-grounded etc. strategy which is argued to offer a new and less problematic path for research. |
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