Supply chain integration nowadays is considered an important approach to building and sustaining competitive advantages. Many previous empirical researches have investigated trust and power between suppliers and customers, yet, the effects of trust and coercive power on supply chain integration are still largely unknown. This study investigates trust, coercive power and their interaction and th...

Employees’ attitude towards his/her job differs across organization’s sector. The present study aimed to find out the differences in employee’s attitude in public and private sector. For this purpose, managers’ reward power and coercive power were taken as independent variables and their impact on employees’ job satisfaction (dependent variable) was examined in both sectors. Sample of 130 respo...

employees’ attitude towards his/her job differs across organization’s sector. the present study aimed to find out the differences in employee’s attitude in public and private sector. for this purpose, managers’ reward power and coercive power were taken as independent variables and their impact on employees’ job satisfaction (dependent variable) was examined in both sectors. sample of 130 respo...

The execution of coercive and legitimate power by an authority assures cooperation and prohibits free-riding. While coercive power can be comprised of severe punishment and strict monitoring, legitimate power covers expert, and informative procedures. The perception of these powers wielded by authorities stimulates specific cognitions: trust, relational climates, and motives. With four experime...

This paper extends the power theory established in western management literature to study Chinese CIOs’ position power. By conducting case study on six logistics companies, we investigate what CIO position power includes, how CIOs acquire the position power, and determining factors of CIO position power. We find Chinese CIOs typically have three kinds of legitimate position power (i.e., power o...