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Need For Power

Need for Power is a personality construct within trait approaches to leadership that denotes an individual's intrinsic motivation to influence, control, or have impact over others in social and organizational contexts.

56

Publications

3.7K

Citations

97

Authors

57

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

8

Variants

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Parents

Publications

56

Managing with Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations.

Daniel J. Julius, Jeffrey Pfeffer · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1993 · 1.3K citations

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When the Going Gets Tough, Do the Tough Ask for Help? Help Seeking and Power Motivation in Organizations

Fiona Lee · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 1997 · 464 citations

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To Have Control Over or to Be Free From Others? The Desire for Power Reflects a Need for Autonomy

Joris Lammers, Janka I. Stoker, Floor Rink et al. · Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin · 2016 · 179 citations · Full text

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A Study of Narcissism, Affiliation, Intimacy, and Power Motives among Students in Business Administration

Lynne Carroll · Psychological Reports · 1987 · 178 citations

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Relationships between leadership style and vision content: The moderating role of need for social approval, self-monitoring, and need for social power

John J. Sosik, Sandi L. Dinger · The Leadership Quarterly · 2007 · 151 citations

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Authors

97

  1. LH
    Leonard H. Chusmir

    Florida International University, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  2. GW
    Günter W. Maier

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  3. BP
    Barbara Parker

    Seattle University, United States

    2 publications · 73 citations

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  4. BS
    Barbara Steinmann

    Bielefeld University, Germany

    2 publications · 63 citations

    2

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  5. JP
    Jeffrey Pfeffer

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 1.3K citations

    2

    h-index

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Institutions

57

  1. Bielefeld University

    Bielefeld, Germany

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    189 citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    580 citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    51 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    177 citations

  5. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    42 citations

  6. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    24 citations

  7. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

    Milwaukee, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    261 citations

  8. INSEAD

    Singapore, Singapore

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

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Venues

  1. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 3 publications · 248 citations

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  2. Psychological Reports

    2 publications · 204 citations

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  4. Administrative Science Quarterly

    ASQ · 2 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Stellenbosch Theological Journal

    STJ · 1 publications · 12 citations

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