Power

Followers generally will evaluate the leader and their effective power, then they will decide whether or not to obey. Types of power:

• Coercive power - Leader can punish.
• Expert power - Leader has useful knowledge.
• Legitimate power - Leader has right to influence.
• Referent power - Leader is charismatic.
• Representative power - The leader represents the interests of a group of people who believe the leader represents them well.
• Reward power - Leader can reward.