Power and Interdependence in Organizations - Hardcoverby Dean Tjosvold (Editor), Barbara Wisse (Editor) Power is an inescapable feature of human existence. It plays a role in all social contexts and is particularly important in the functioning of organizations and work groups. Organizational researchers have certainly recognised the importance of power but have traditionally focused on its negative aspects. Yet power can also have very positive effects. Power and Interdependence in Organizations