Exam 11: Power and Political Behavior

In the context of using power ethically, managers should _____ for the ethical use of legitimate power.​

Empowerment should begin with job context and proceed to job content.​

Referent power is the power that exists when an agent has specialized knowledge or skills that a target needs.​

Which of the following statements is true of information power?​

Women tend to view political behavior more favorably than do men.​

Which of the following statements is true of reward power?​

Anne, a manager, increases the salary of Susan, one of her employees, by 30 percent because she likes Susan.But for the others, she increases the salary by only 20 percent.In this scenario, Anne's behavior is unethical as it violates the criteria of:​

Which of the following is the first step that employees should take in managing their relationship with their boss?​

Enlarging an individual's zone of indifference is best accomplished with _____.​

Which of the following best defines competence?​

To use reward power effectively, a manager should:​

For an agent to have referent power over a target, the agent should be superior to the target.​

For expert power to work, _____.​

When employees perceive that there are dominant interest groups or cliques at work, they are less satisfied with pay and promotions.​

Which of the following is true of people who use referent power?​

To use reward power effectively, employees must believe that a manager has the right to tell them what to do.​

According to Jay Conger, which of the following is a guideline on how managers can empower employees in an organization?​

In the context of political behavior in organizations, _____ encourages political activity.​

Sean, a manager, threatens Will, his employee, with a decrement in salary if Will reveals the embezzling habits of Sean to the auditor.In this scenario, Sean is using his coercive power.​

In _____, individuals use influence tactics to control others' impressions of them.​