The effects of referent and expert power rely on the employee's __________ motivation and __________ compliance.

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Referent and expert power are both forms of personal power, which means they rely on the employee's internal motivation to comply with the influencer's requests. In other words, the employee chooses to follow the influencer because they respect and admire them (referent power) or because they believe the influencer has valuable knowledge or skills (expert power). Compliance is therefore voluntary, rather than forced or coerced.

The Effects of Referent and Expert Power Rely on the Employee's