Exam 13: Power and Politics

Your immediate supervisor is a nice person. He helps you solve your problems and gives valuable advice. You admire your supervisor and aspire to become like him. The power that your supervisor possesses over you is known as ________ power.

The opposite of coercive power is ________ power.

If an individual ________, then he is less likely to engage in illegitimate political behavior.

Of the bases of power, research indicates that ________ power is most effective.

Describe, with example, the self-focused impression management techniques.

The power that the College Dean has been granted by the University over the faculty is referred to as ________ power.

Which of the following types of power can be categorized as personal power?

Which of the following factors encourages politicking?

Describe impression management (IM) techniques and the impact they have on interview success.

Which of the following would be an example of politicking?

What is the relationship between unethical politicking and impression management?

Which of the following statements is true regarding legitimate power?

Extraverts tend to be more influential in team-oriented organizations.

Employees with an internal locus of control are more likely to engage in political behavior.

From the mid-1990s through to the early 2010s, sexual harassment claims filed by men have:

The greater amount of a resource one possess, the more power they will have.

Gordon is a successful restaurant owner in Las Vegas, where he owns four different restaurants. Though each restaurant has a different flare, Gordon is world-renowned for his steaks and each of the four restaurants serves steak on the menu. How can Gordon avoid giving power to people outside of his organization?

The two general groupings of power are ________.

Jerrod is relatively new to Xenon Corporation and wants to make sure that he makes a good impression on his coworkers and supervisor. He agrees with the supervisor's opinion most of the time and constantly compliments others about their good work. Jerrod is attempting to use ________.

Which of the following is most likely to help Jerrod earn higher performance evaluations?