What Is Social Power? Name the Five Bases of Power

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Essay

What is social power? Name the five bases of power according to French and Raven.

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Definitions:

Risk-Free Rate

The theoretical rate of return on an investment with zero risk, typically associated with government bonds.

Market Risk Premium

The extra return that investors require to hold a risky market portfolio instead of risk-free assets.

Beta

A measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole.

Discount Rate

The interest rate used to determine the present value of future cash flows in discounted cash flow analysis, reflecting the opportunity cost of investment.