Introduction Power is a very important feature of today’s organization. According to Greiner & Schein (2008), it can be conceptualized as the ability of the organization or individuals in the organization to control the environment within which they operate. This includes the ability of the organization to control the employees, and the ability of certain individual employees to control the organization and fellow work mates. Power can be viewed as an upward or a downward phenomenon in organizations (Greiner & Schein, 2008). Downward influence of power is observable when senior managers and other superiors wield power over the subordinates, influencing their actions. On the other hand, upward influence of power can be seen in organizations where the subordinate or low cadre employees are able to influence the superior managers and the organization as a whole. This paper is an essay on a case study of power and dependency on a hypothetical corporation A. This corporation has been in operation since the year 1989. The major objective of the corporation is to create marketing programs for their clients. Their clientele base is made up of businesses in the real estate industry, and the mission of this corporation is to help the clients improve the sales they make in their particular market. The corporation’s team is made up of experts from various professional backgrounds. The experience level of the team members is also varied. This author is going to look at the interplay between power and dependency in this firm. Five bases of power will be identified, and the relationship between the identified bases of power and dependency in the organization. The author will use a hypothetical scenario within the organization to achieve this. Five Bases of Power in Corporation “A” The scenario provided for Corporation A brings forth five bases of power as identified by French and Raven (Greiner & Schein, 2008). These two scholars conducted a classic study in 1959 and came up with these bases. These bases will be explained in detail within the context of Corporation “A”. Positional Power As earlier indicated, this base of power is also referred to in some literature as legitimate power (Greiner & Schein, 2008). It can be conceptualized as the power or influence enjoyed by an individual as a result of the relative position that they hold within the corporation. The duties of the position occupied are the specific sources of this power. Greiner & Schein (2008) are of the view that this power can be viewed as the formal authority that is delegated to the incumbent by the organization. It can be identified by attributes such as the uniform of the incumbent, their office among other indicators. Greiner & Schein (2008) view it as one of the most overt and most prominent base of power. In the case of Corporation “A”, positional power is very obvious. A case in point is the scenario of employee 2. This employee negotiated with the accounting manager to work a four-day work week. It is important to note that employee 2 was only able to work this way after the accounting manager endorsed their request. This being the case, the accounting manager can be viewed as wielding positional power. The manager has power over employee 2 by virtue of their p