Test Bank Chapter 15 Power And Politics

Chapter 15: Power and politics

Test Bank

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 01

1) Jeffery Pfeffer argues that all organizations are meritocracies.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 02

2) Manipulating other people for personal gain is often labelled as being _____

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 04

4) According to the textbook what power do employees have? Please select all that apply.

a. Withhold labour

b. Collective power through going on strike

c. Withholding information

d. Withholding time

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 05

5) Match the titles of French and Raven’s five bases of power with their examples.

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 06

6) When employees comply with the leaders’ demands, and thus are constrained, this is an example of _____ power.

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 08

8) According to Lukes, what are the problems with the Dimension 1 (observable conflict): Please select all that apply.

a. It includes behind the scenes agenda setting

b. Ignores covert power

c. Is too narrow in what it looks at

d. It ignores conflict

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 09

9) For Lukes the absence of conflict is a sign that there is no power at work.

a. True

b. False

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 10

10) Marxists, such as Steven Lukes argue that workers who do not know their true interests are suffering from false _____

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 12

12) What are the implications of Stanley Milgram’s experiment: Please select all that apply.

a. People accept authority and therefore often act against their own judgement

b. People will only follow orders by authority figures if they think they are rational

c. Ordinary people can do terribly destructive things

d. People are uncaring and will continue to give electric shocks if someone in authority tells them to

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 13

13) What are some of the criticisms that the Milgram and Zimbardo’s experiments have received? Please select all that apply.

These criticisms are important in understanding the research. Not only because being aware of these criticisms helps to give you a more balanced understanding of the research, but also because it can help to offer alternative interpretations of the findings. It is also worth noting that in two recent studies by Bartels (2015) and Griggs (2014), it was found that most psychology textbooks do not examine these criticisms. This is why it is important not just to rely on your textbook but to read around the subject.

a. The studies have not been replicated

b. The research has been criticized for being unethical

c. They are outdated

d. The studies falsified their data

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 14

14) According to Kanter what are some of the consequences of people feeling powerless? Please select all that apply.

a. They can become simply compliant and follow managers orders unquestioningly

b. They become critical, bossy, and controlling

c. They can become neurotic

d. They overly focus on rules

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Title: Chapter 15 Question 15

15) Kanter argues that to overcome powerlessness, the more people are _____ the more work is accomplished.