“Power has remained one of the least understood and most overused concepts within organizations” (Reed, 1996). This sparked debates considering different perspectives and sources of power. Power can be defined as the potential ability to influence behaviors, change the outcome of events, and get people to do things they would not otherwise do (J.Pfeffer, 1992). The role of power is characterized by individuals or groups of individuals gaining power through their position and control of resources (Clegg et al., 2006). Different types of power can be identified establishing a power base: the stronger this base, the greater the power and potential influence (French and Raven, 1959). Power is an essential tool for getting things done and is part of any organization. This essay will explore who holds power within organizations by considering bureaucratic and post-bureaucratic perspectives, how power is used, and what degree of control management exercises. Throughout this essay, I will critically discuss to what extent different perspectives of power are realistic in today's organizations. Many researchers have debated power, questioning who has what power and who has power over whom (Clegg, et al., 2006). ). Power can be defined in several ways when analyzing perspectives such as unitarian, pluralist, and radical. A unitarian perspective establishes power as a single source of authority, where employees and managers share the same interests and a common goal and thus exercise legitimate power: to manage for the best interest of the organization (Fox, 1966). Employees agree to sell their labor power and take power in exchange for wages. Here, the power remains firmly in the hands of the employees...... middle of paper ......cts. This leads to expressing a high culture with particular values, shaping their way of seeing society with profit objectives and teaching young people to be consumers. Walt Disney, as a multi-billion dollar media company, became the leading educational and cultural force in controlling what identity to create and what message to convey. Disney uses various strategies to increase its audience, starting with "studying" children by working with child psychologists and other experts to better understand children's culture. These strategies have been criticized by many and demonstrate the hidden reality of Disney as an economic and political power accused of "dismantling the public foundations of a thriving civic culture" and promoting an ideology favorable to its interests, expressed through manipulation and the control of children's desires (HA Giroux)., 2011)