Exam 13: Conflict, Power, and Politics

Legitimate power is the authority to punish or recommend punishment, whereas expert power derives from a person's greater skill or knowledge about the tasks being performed.

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Question 41

Why do people have authority in an organization?

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Question 42

Which statement best describes what is known about horizontal power?

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Question 43

Horizontal power is NOT defined by the formal hierarchy or the organizational chart.

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Question 44

Which type of power do managers enjoy because of their right to promote subordinates?

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Question 45

Network centrality means that managers have access to information and people who are critical to the company's success, and thereby increase their power base.

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Question 46

Which organization model can managers use when goals are in alignment, there is little differentiation, departments are characterized by pooled interdependence, and resources seem abundant?

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Question 47

Intergroup conflict can occur horizontally across departments, vertically between different levels, and between divisions or business units within the organization.

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Question 48

Which statement best distinguishes power from authority?

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Question 49

Which of the following is one measure of the extent to which the work of the department affects the final output of the organization?

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Question 50

Which of the following best describes the win-win strategy of negotiation?

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Question 51

One of the three primary domains of political activity is structural change.

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Question 52

Departments can cope with critical uncertainties by prevention, absorption, and obtaining prior information.

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Question 53

Differentiation refers to the dependence of one unit on another for materials, resources, or information.

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Question 54

Strategic contingencies are succession plans that are made within the organization.

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Question 55

A lack of trust within the organization can magnify natural differences and increase the potential for conflict among departments and between top managers.

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Question 56

Describe the steps of a win-win strategy and a win-lose strategy.

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Question 57

Nonsubstitutability means that departmental power will be decreased with the loss of control over resources.

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Question 58

What political tactics are recommended for using power?

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Question 59

From reading the chapter on power and politics, what political tactics for increasing power (if any) did you glean that you would be willing to use?

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Legitimate power is the authority to punish or recommend punishment, whereas expert power derives from a person's greater skill or knowledge about the tasks being performed.

Why do people have authority in an organization?

Which statement best describes what is known about horizontal power?

Horizontal power is NOT defined by the formal hierarchy or the organizational chart.

Which type of power do managers enjoy because of their right to promote subordinates?

Network centrality means that managers have access to information and people who are critical to the company's success, and thereby increase their power base.

Which organization model can managers use when goals are in alignment, there is little differentiation, departments are characterized by pooled interdependence, and resources seem abundant?

Intergroup conflict can occur horizontally across departments, vertically between different levels, and between divisions or business units within the organization.

Which statement best distinguishes power from authority?

Which of the following is one measure of the extent to which the work of the department affects the final output of the organization?

Which of the following best describes the win-win strategy of negotiation?

One of the three primary domains of political activity is structural change.

Departments can cope with critical uncertainties by prevention, absorption, and obtaining prior information.

Differentiation refers to the dependence of one unit on another for materials, resources, or information.

Strategic contingencies are succession plans that are made within the organization.

A lack of trust within the organization can magnify natural differences and increase the potential for conflict among departments and between top managers.

Describe the steps of a win-win strategy and a win-lose strategy.

Nonsubstitutability means that departmental power will be decreased with the loss of control over resources.

What political tactics are recommended for using power?

From reading the chapter on power and politics, what political tactics for increasing power (if any) did you glean that you would be willing to use?

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