Preferred changes in power differences: Effects of social comparison in equal and unequal power relations

Dijke, Marius van; Poppe, Matthijs

doi:10.1016/s0022-1031(02)00524-3

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“…This corroborates existing research (Poppe, 2003;Van Dijke & Poppe, 2003, 2004) by means of a new power operationalization. More importantly, we showed that people attempt to change the power difference to their advantage by decreasing their dependence on others' power, to increase their personal power.…”

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“…Some studies could not rule out that power dynamics are merely side-effects of status strivings (Van Dijke & Poppe, 2003, 2004; see also Galinsky, Gruenfeld, & Magee, 2003). Although we did not measure perceived competence, the present results show that a view of power dynamics as a by-product of status strivings (strivings to have one's position reflect one's competence) is inaccurate: Participants could be competent at deciding how many stocks to buy as well as at advising others on this.…”

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confidence: 55%

“…Results of Van Dijke and Poppe (2004; see also Poppe, 2003;Van Dijke & Poppe, 2003) support the notions of Tjosvold et al (1991) and Kotter (1978Kotter ( , 1985, that people sometimes increase their social power when it is instrumental for an increase of their personal power. In this study, like in the studies by Wilke (1992, 1993) and Mulder and his colleagues (Mulder, Veen, Hartsuiker, & Westerduin, 1971;Mulder, Veen, Hijzen, & Jansen, 1973;Mulder, Veen, Rodenburg, Frenken, & Tielens, 1973), participants worked together with others in a hierarchical group.…”

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“…One implication of these results concerns our understanding of the power dynamics studies that were described in the introduction (e.g., Bruins & Wilke, 1992, 1993Van Dijke & Poppe, 2003, 2004. Apparently, people move upwards in hierarchies out of a striving for personal power, by decreasing their dependence on others, rather than out of a striving for social power.…”

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Striving for personal power as a basis for social power dynamics

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2006

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It has often been proposed that people are intrinsically motivated to gain or increase power over others. We argue that theoretical underpinnings of such a claim are lacking. Moreover, empirical support for this claim is more convincingly explained by strivings to increase one's sense of agency (personal power) by decreasing dependence on others, rather than by strivings to increase power over others (social power). In two experiments, we directly tested the explanatory value of the personal power concept. In Experiment 1, participants performed a decision-making task, together with a (simulated) other person. The power of the two persons over each other was manipulated orthogonally by varying the control they had over each other's decisions. As expected, the participants mostly increased their personal power, by decreasing their dependence on the other person's power. They did not increase their social power but even decreased it when they were very superior themselves. Comparable findings were obtained in Experiment 2, in which participants interacted with another person whose decisions conflicted with those made by the participant.

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“…Thus, individuals do not simply want to increase their absolute status or influence but want to increase it until they have more than others. A relative advantage is what is important (Van Dijke & Poppe, 2003).…”

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Interactions Among Same-Status Peers

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When can status peers-group members at the same status level whose relationship can often be characterized by competition and rivalryexperience more harmony than discord? In the current article, we focus on different behavioral styles and status level as joint predictors of interaction among status peers. Specifically, we posit and find that group members' responses to varying behavioral styles exhibited by their status peers shape important group outcomes (i.e., the desire to continue working together and influence accepted from the peer), with the greatest sensitivity to peer behaviors enacted at the highest status levels. Implications for theories of status and influence in groups are discussed.

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The Fit Between National Cultures, Organizing and Managing

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Preferred changes in power differences: Effects of social comparison in equal and unequal power relations

Cited by 21 publications

References 29 publications

Striving for personal power as a basis for social power dynamics

Striving for personal power as a basis for social power dynamics

Interactions Among Same-Status Peers

The Fit Between National Cultures, Organizing and Managing

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