Leadership and Followership

Power,Influence & the Social Construction of Leadership & Followership Drawing on theories of social bases of power present an analysis of how an individual may construct themselves a leader and a follower within organisations. Within your answer consider how an individual’s choice to adopt bases of power should be determined by the following contextual factors: – The power of the agent – The characteristics/propensities of the target – Length (or desired length) of the leader-follower relationship – Perceptions of third parties – Targets future perceptions of the agent – Targets/agents position within a given organisational hierarchy – Pre-existing leadership relationships