Referent power is a function of a person's job title. the punishment a person can impose. a person's intelligence. the degree to which a person is respected.

Referent power is a function of "the degree to which a person is respected."

Referent power in administration is the capacity of a leader to develop the regard and deference of his adherents such that they wish to resemble him. We can also say that referent power is leading or being respected.