Question

Steve Jobs achieved a great deal of success. What are some possible negative consequences of the level of power that he held

Answer 1

Steve Jobs is an American co-founder and entrepreneur and chairmen of Apple computer.

Explanation:

• Being the executive of many powerful companies, he holds enough power to either benefit or harms the world.
• powerful people often consider themselves as role models and wanting everyone to obey or follow them.
• He may become heartless and sponsor such forces that make everyone in this world to follow or obey him.

Answer 2

Jobs drew on all six types of power: expert, legitimate,  information, reward, referent, & coercive. His ambition and sheer will powerhelped him excel. Nonetheless, the very desire to excel has a darker side — a autocracy and an ability to perfect himself each time, that can make him tyrannical.

Explanation:

The following are the powers that Steve Jobs had held

• Legitimate power: As Apple's CEO Steve Jobs  had enjoyed "unquestioned legitimate power".
• Expert power:  His success had gained tremendous expertise. Jobs had been known to think of markets & products one which people didn't even know has existed.
• Reward power: As one of America's richest men, Jobs compensated strength both inside and outside Apple. He always gave attention and time to individuals.
• Information power: Jobs was able to leverage information in each industry he transformed.
• Coercive power. The degree at which people in the Silicon Valley were terrified of Jobs is unbelievable. "Jobs was known to berate people to the detriment of tears. Forcefulness is useful in tackling big, unwavering issues and Jobs used this tactic
• Referent power: Nonetheless, "he encouraged his workers extraordinary commitment and innovation at the same time" Jobs made employees feel like they are working on the world's greatest production, imbued employees with a "messianic zeal."

Consequences of the above powers

• A manager uses coercion by pressuring workers to compromise and using threats. Although pressure works in the short run, you face long-term issues, like low satisfaction with your job, which contribute to high turnover. In the long run, productivity can also decrease
• Freedom  in behaving without intervention. This influence renders hose with greater power to be more dominant, unconstrained, incompetent, more violent, less cautious, and less mindful of the effects.
• As CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs has had a legitimate strength. It could set timelines, and even if employees think it would be too difficult to achieve timetables.
• Where there is a very powerful corporate culture, it can overpower the leader's referent power. In other words, the leader may model his actions, but if another action is the societal standard in the organisation, the referent power is impossible to use to do something..

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