This volume is a readily accessible compilation of current, original scholarly research in the area of power and influence in organizations. It offers a rich exploration of emerging trends and new perspectives.

Introduction - Roderick M Kramer and Margaret A Neale Illusions of Influence - Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert B Cialdini Simmelian Ties - David Krackhardt Super Strong and Sticky Sticky Ties and Bad Attitudes - Kathleen L Valley and Tracy A Thompson Relational and Individual Bases of Resistance to Change in Organizational Structure Political Alignments in Organizations - Samuel B Bacharach and Edward J Lawler Contextualization, Mobilization and Coordination The Power of Resistance - Blake E Ashforth and Fred A Mael Sustaining Valued Identities Losing Our Religion - Philip E Tetlock On the Precariousness of Precise Normative Standards in Complex Accountability Systems Under the Influence? Organizational Paranoia and the Misperception of Others′ Influence Behavior - Roderick M Kramer and Benjamin A Hanna Some Ethical Aspects of the Social Psychology of Social Influence - David M Messick and Rafal K Ohme Two Faces of the Powerless - Robert J Bies and Thomas M Tripp Coping with Tyranny in Organizations Personality Correlates of Structural Holes - Ronald S Burt The Psychology of Authority Relations - Tom R Tyler A Relational Perspective on Influence and Power in Groups Uses and Misuses of Power in Task-Performing Teams - Ruth Wageman and Elizabeth A Mannix To Be or Not To Be (Self-Promoting) - Laurie A Rudman The Consequences of Counterstereotypical Impression Management Women and Power - Joanne Martin and Debra Meyerson Conformity, Resistance, and Disorganized Coaction Championing Charged Issues - Susan J Ashford The Case of Gender Equity within Organizations