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Power Motivation

Power Motivation is a psychological construct denoting an individual's intrinsic drive to attain and exert influence over others, distinguished from related motivational orientations by its focus on the control of social outcomes and the exercise of authority within hierarchical relationships.

181

Publications

13.1K

Citations

319

Authors

165

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

23

Variants

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Publications

181

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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Themes of Agency and Communion In Significant Autobiographical Scenes

Dan P. McAdams, Barry J. Hoffman, Rodney Day et al. · Journal of Personality · 1996 · 382 citations

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ACADEMIC STRESS, POWER MOTIVATION, AND DECREASE IN SECRETION RATE OF SALIVARY SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN A

JohnB. Jemmott, Myrin Borysenko, Robert Chapman et al. · The Lancet · 1983 · 360 citations

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Assessing Achievement, Affiliation, and Power Motives All at Once: The Multi-Motive Grid (MMG)

Kurt Sokolowski, Heinz-Dieter Schmalt, Thomas A. Langens et al. · Journal of Personality Assessment · 2000 · 306 citations

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The Lure of Authority: Motivation and Incentive Effects of Power

Ernst Fehr, Holger Herz, Tom Wilkening · American Economic Review · 2013 · 284 citations

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Authors

319

  1. DG
    David G. Winter

    University of Michigan, United States

    17 publications · 1.1K citations

    14

    h-index

  2. DC
    David C. McClelland

    Harvard University Press, United States

    12 publications · 1.3K citations

    12

    h-index

  3. OC
    Oliver C. Schultheiss

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

    12 publications · 1.9K citations

    12

    h-index

  4. EM
    Eugene M. Fodor

    Clarkson University, United States

    8 publications · 351 citations

    8

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  5. IH
    Irene Hanson Frieze

    University of Pittsburgh, United States

    5 publications · 485 citations

    5

    h-index

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Institutions

165

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    19 h-index

    38 publications

    5.3K citations

  2. Osnabrück University

    Osnabrück, Germany

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    872 citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    712 citations

  5. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    Erlangen, Germany

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    764 citations

  6. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    620 citations

  7. Clarkson University

    Potsdam, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    360 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    971 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    23 publications · 1.7K citations

    19

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  2. Journal of Personality

    14 publications · 1.6K citations

    14

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  3. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

    PSPB · 7 publications · 438 citations

    7

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  4. Journal of Research in Personality

    5 publications · 442 citations

    5

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  5. Hormones and Behavior

    5 publications · 805 citations

    5

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