Destructive or Creative Force of Power and Influence
(Voluntariness instead of Fear and Obedience)
1
LOGISTICS OF SECURITY DEPARTMENT, VASIL LEVSKI NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY
BULGARIA, VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria
Submission date: 2024-05-25
Final revision date: 2024-06-11
Acceptance date: 2024-06-27
Online publication date: 2024-07-05
Publication date: 2024-07-05
Corresponding author
Elitsa Stoyanova Petrova
LOGISTICS OF SECURITY DEPARTMENT, VASIL LEVSKI NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY BULGARIA, VELIKO TARNOVO, 76 Bulgaria blvd., 5000, VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria
LOGISTICS OF SECURITY DEPARTMENT, VASIL LEVSKI NATIONAL MILITARY UNIVERSITY BULGARIA, VELIKO TARNOVO, 76 Bulgaria blvd., 5000, VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria
Przegląd Nauk o Obronności 2024;(19):47-58
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
The subject of scientific research in this article is the problem of power and influence, emphasizing their destructive, educational and constructive power. The main idea of the article is to show the possibility and necessity of accepting the concept of „voluntariness instead of fear and obedience“ in modern human society and modern human professional and personal life.
Methods:
The scientific methodology used is a combination of an etymological review of the considered phenomena of power and influence, content analysis, historical review, meta-analysis of primary scientific data, combined with a critical scientific review and presentation of the latest scientific opinions regarding the phenomena of power and influence.
Results:
Statements and concepts of the phenomenon of power and the phenomenon of influence from ancient times to the present have been derived and systematized, positive and negative effects accompanying the two phenomena in social human life have been indicated, with an emphasis on the management of people and resources.
Conclusions:
Despite the fact that the topic of power and influence is a subject that has been repeatedly researched, through the presented in-depth study, many distinctive concepts and statements are revealed that contribute significantly to a better understanding of the two phenomena – the phenomenon of power and the phenomenon of influence. In addition, a different and complementary concept of power and influence is considered, namely the concept of authority and respect, which at first sight contrasts with power concepts and understanding of power.
The subject of scientific research in this article is the problem of power and influence, emphasizing their destructive, educational and constructive power. The main idea of the article is to show the possibility and necessity of accepting the concept of „voluntariness instead of fear and obedience“ in modern human society and modern human professional and personal life.
Methods:
The scientific methodology used is a combination of an etymological review of the considered phenomena of power and influence, content analysis, historical review, meta-analysis of primary scientific data, combined with a critical scientific review and presentation of the latest scientific opinions regarding the phenomena of power and influence.
Results:
Statements and concepts of the phenomenon of power and the phenomenon of influence from ancient times to the present have been derived and systematized, positive and negative effects accompanying the two phenomena in social human life have been indicated, with an emphasis on the management of people and resources.
Conclusions:
Despite the fact that the topic of power and influence is a subject that has been repeatedly researched, through the presented in-depth study, many distinctive concepts and statements are revealed that contribute significantly to a better understanding of the two phenomena – the phenomenon of power and the phenomenon of influence. In addition, a different and complementary concept of power and influence is considered, namely the concept of authority and respect, which at first sight contrasts with power concepts and understanding of power.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The article is a result of the scientific work on the Security and Defence National Scientific Program of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria.
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