Influence is achieved through the use of power.
JAI Press,1998, pp. Based on these definitions it seems to be that Expert and Referent power are the best combination to achieve better results and favorable subordinate reactions. It addressed the perpetual conflict between obedience and conscience. The experiment consisted in that a teacher was to administer an electric shock of increasing intensity to the learner upon each mistake. However, the teacher was oblivious to the fact that the learner was an actor, merely indicating discomfort as punishment increased.