Use and Abuse of Power

Annette Y. Lee-Chai, John Bargh

• Introduction, J. Bargh and A. Lee-ChaiI. PowerWithin the MindUnconscious Sources of Power Abuse and Corruption-J. BarghThe Many Faces of Power: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-D. BugentalFrom Moses to Marcos: Individual Differences in the Use and Abuse of Power-A. Lee-Chai, S. Chen, and T. ChartrandMotivations to Help Others: An Aspect of Power Motivation (or Intimacy Motivation)? I. Frieze, L. Schmidt, and B. Boneva.II. Power BetweenIndividualsThe Effect of Power on Stereotyping-S. T. FiskeUsing Power - Newton's Second Law-D. KipnisGetting What They Came For: How the Dynamics of Power Influence Agenda Setting and Outcomes in Social Interactions-M. Snyder and M. KiviniemiIII. Powerand GroupsConfucianism, "Jen," and the Benevolent Use of Power: The Interdependent Self as a "Psychological Contract" that Prevents the Exploitation of Others-W. Gardner and E. SeeleyPower Interaction Model: Theory, Methodology, and Practice-M. Koslowsky and J. SchwarzwaldInfluence Tactics in Organizations from a Social Expectancy Perspective-B. BarrySocial Identity, Leadership, and Power-M. A. Hogg and S. ReidIV. Power in SocietyPower/Interaction and Interpersonal Influence: Multimethod Analyses, B. RavenThe Two Faces of Adam and Eve: Maternalism and Paternalism in Communal Relationships, F. Pratto and A. WalkerCloaking Power: Legitimizing Myths and the Psychology of the Advantaged, E. Chen and T. Tyler. Fighting Corruption, P. Eigen.

'An interesting analysis of power and corruption. The authors outline remarkably comprehensively the progression from use to the abuse of power. While informing people of the dangers of corruption, the book will also help to reinforce the struggle against it.' - Dr. Peter Eigen, Chairman, Transparency International