Exam 8: Power and Organizational Politics

Positive organizational politics is more about self-interest and manipulation and less about emotional health and intelligence.

People with less power can act to equalize or balance power in a relationship by ______ their needs or demands or ______ other people's alternative sources.

The human relations movement during the 1960s and 1970s challenged the idea that the job of management was to manipulate workers for the benefit of organizations.

Covert power is easily observed.

All of the following are ways for managers to create and maintain power EXCEPT for ______.

All of the following are dimensions of political skill EXCEPT for ______.

Machiavelli is commonly known for the philosophy of "the end justifies the means." What has been his legacy? Name a recent leader who was considered "Machiavellian."

All of the following are considered to be processes of organizational learning EXCEPT for ______.

Simply having the positive regard and respect of others is a potential source of power.

______ involves those who potentially oppose you in the decision-making, thereby attempting to secure their commitment to the outcomes.

______ requires the ability to read and respond to changing situations and also communicate this ability to others as sincere and genuine.

Come up with a scenario where a manager in a public organization might face a problem, and develop a strategy that the manager should use to solve the problem. Be sure to discuss power in your solution.

Which of the following philosophers introduced the idea that power as a means to an end can be virtuous, but that power as an end is inherently undesirable?

Power can be a double-edged sword.

When the stakes are ______ and resources are ______, power politics can be quite likely.

______ power occurs where there are differing spheres of influence between parties.

______ is the potential for influence, whereas ______ is the exercise or use of that influence.

According to Max Weber, the ______ type of power is where laws and constitutional processes create legitimate authority.

Power and political processes in organizations do not help organizations adapt to or interact with their environments appropriately.