Ch9 Test Questions & Answers Power, Politics, And Influence - Updated Test Bank | Org Behavior 4e Borkowski by Nancy Borkowski. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 9: Power, Politics, and Influence
True/False
- There are two conditions for power to exist: (1) there is an unequal relationship between two people, and (2) where one of the two is dependent upon the other.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Overview, Chapter 9>
- According to French and Raven, an individual can only hold one source of power at a time.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Overview, Chapter 9>
- “Having value” is an important component of both reward power and coercive power for either power to be effective.
<Complexity: Moderate>
<Subject: Overview, Chapter 9>
- Managers are not dependent on others due to two organizational factors: division of labor and limited resources.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Developing a Power Base, Chapter 9>
- Personalized power refers to leaders who direct their power in ways that benefit others and the organization rather than for their own personal gain.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Uses of Power, Chapter 9>
Multiple Choice
6. An individual may be unaware that he or she possesses _________ because another person desires to be associated with or identifies with them?
[1] Coercive power
[2] Referent power
[3] Expert power
[4] Reward power
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Overview, Chapter 9>
7. Employees without formally defined power positions exercise significant personal power within an organization by creating a sense of:
[1] urgency.
[2] inadequacy.
[3] dependency.
[4] instability.
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Other Sources of Power Within an Organization, Chapter 9>
8. Which have a tremendous potential for power by withholding information or providing incorrect information?
[1] Physicians
[2] Administrators
[3] Employees
[4] Experts
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Other Sources of Power Within an Organization, Chapter 9>
9. Using reason, logic, and compromise in attempting to influence others, as well as attempting to convince others that certain actions are in their own best interest is indicative of which upward influence tactic?
[1] Assertiveness
[2] Ingratiation
[3] Rationality tactic
[4] Coalition formation
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Upward Influence, Chapter 8>
Power related to who you know vertically and horizontally, inside and outside of the organization can be referred to as:
[1] Referent Power
[2] Ingratiation
[3] Connection Power
[4] Network Power
<Complexity: Easy>
<Subject: Sources of Power, Chapter 8>
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