s when (a) there is conflict over values or course of action between A and B; (b) B complies with A's wishes; and (c) he does so because he is fearful that A will deprive him of values which he, B, regards more highly than those which would have been achieved by noncompliance (Bachrach and Baratz, n.d., p. 102).
This definition certainly includes power as exercised at gunpoint. If I point a gun at you and order you to hand over your wallet, the presumption is that you do so not cheerfully, but because you value your life more than your cash and credit cards. The definition does not, however, include "doctor's orders." If your doctor says to stop smoking or you'll die, it is not because he will shoot you if you refuse (Wrong, 2002, p. 53). The coercive threat, however, need not be the use of force as such. An employer has power because he can impose the sanction of firing you, depriving you of an income you presumably value more than you value the benefits of ignoring the boss's directiv
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