Hello everyone,
We're pleased to share our newest podcast episode with you: Power, with Dr. Huisi (Jessica) Li.
Summary: Have you ever wondered how feeling powerless can impact your behavior? It turns out that although we more often study those with high power-or those we think have high power, such as leaders-there's a lot we do know about the effects of low power. In particular, a growing body of research suggests caution is warranted: powerlessness changes people's behaviors in a variety of undesirable ways, such as telling self-promotional lies, competing covertly, justifying a flawed organizational system, and failing to leverage one's BATNA in negotiations. However, relative power and status differences are ever-present, so it's important that we learn how to manage and mitigate these downsides of low power. Listen to this episode for some fascinating and thought-provoking recent work on the realities we are likely to face in experiencing and being a part of situations that involve power differences between people, and how you can more effectively manage yourself in these situations.
We hope you enjoy the episode!
The NAC Team: Michael Gross, Deb Cai, Ming-Hong Tsai, Jen Parlamis, & Laura Rees
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Laura Rees
Oregon State University, College of Business
(541) 737-2551
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