POWER AND POLITICS Fran Gibson was placed in an awkward position when Jennifer Chung, a financial analyst in Ken Hamilton’s Department came into her office at 6:45 a.m. to complain about Ken’s ‘off-color’ comments made her when they were alone within a month after Jennifer joined Thompson. According to Jennifer, the situation worsen. Jennifer told Fran that Ken would leer her, put his arm over her shoulder when they were reviewing reports, patted …showed first 75 words of 1316 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1316 total…compliance or resistance. The authors also stated that organizational sources of power depend on access to and control of strategic contingencies, which refer to elements that are essential to the performance and effectiveness of an organization, a department, or a team. According to the authors, individuals or groups who help others reduce or cope with uncertainty, those who are central to the resource or information networks, and those who cannot be replaced easily gain power.