Velasquez (2012) points out that much of the study of ethics focuses on formal power that may have constraints based upon specific laws or formal practices of the organization. “…Organizations also contain informal pockets and channels of power: sources of power that do not appear on organizational charts and use of power that are covert and perhaps not recognized as legitimate” (p. 440).

Reference: Velasquez, M.G. (2012). Business ethics: Concepts and cases. Boston, MA: Pearson.

Question: Research at least three articles and analyze which types of power have the most influence upon the culture, and ultimately the ethics, of the organization.