Power in Open Access Publishing
"By applying these bases of power to current discussions about open access and scholarly publishing we can gain a better understanding of interrelationships among groups"
"By applying these bases of power to current discussions about open access and scholarly publishing we can gain a better understanding of interrelationships among groups"
Coercive
Coercive
Power to threaten others with consequences if they do not do what you want.
Reward
Reward
Power to grant a reward on others for doing something you want, and to withhold a reward for not doing what you want.
Legitimate
Legitimate
Power obtained through a position or role granted to you.
Referent
Referent
Power obtained by association with a powerful group, stemming from the desire to please or respect that powerful group.
Expert
Expert
Power exercised through perception of your knowledge and trustworthiness as a source of information.
Stakeholders
Stakeholders
As you think about the problems below, continue to keep these stakeholders in mind, and which type of power they exercise in relation with each other.
As you think about the problems below, continue to keep these stakeholders in mind, and which type of power they exercise in relation with each other.
Researchers
Researchers
Librarians
Librarians
Publishers
Publishers
The Public
The Public
Examples:
Examples:
Publishers
Publishers
and
and
Researchers
Researchers
hold expert power over
hold expert power over
The Public
The Public
Publishers
Publishers
hold reward power over
hold reward power over
Researchers
Researchers