Exam 13: Power and Politics

Research on power is likely to provide information on the most effective ________.

Legitimate power is directly based on ________.

Which of the following is true with regard to bases of power?

Self-promotion works well as an impression management technique for interviews as well as performance evaluations.

Recently, Curtis Gibson had an interview for the position of a senior manager at a transit service. At the interview, the interviewer made a passing remark about how policies can make or break the best economy in the world. Immediately, Curtis launched into a discussion of how true the interviewer was, substantiating his claim with stories from real economies around the world. Similarly, when the interviewer suggested that Curtis work the earlier shift because, if selected, he would have to commute a significant bit to reach work, Curtis vehemently agreed saying "you couldn't be more right." Which of the following impression management techniques is Curtis using?

Using a single outcome measure is recommended when designing a performance evaluation system.

Which of the following impression management techniques involves an individual admitting responsibility for an undesirable event and simultaneously seeking to get a pardon for the action?

Which of the following is a feature of power?

Which of the following is true with regard to leadership?

Power tactics that emphasize formal power are personal and inspirational appeals, rational persuasion, and consultation.

Unlike power, leadership requires a significant degree of goal compatibility.

Carl believes that he is lucky to be working under a manager like Mr. Parker - conscientious, flexible and easy to work with. It was Mr. Parker who helped Carl learn the demands of the job, gave him opportunities to learn from the mistakes he made, and always provided sound advice. Mr. Parker, who is in the field for over eighteen years, never made Carl feel like a novice and this only increased Carl's personal confidence in his work and his loyalty toward his manager. Carl, who is now doing very well on the job, aims to be a manager like Mr. Parker. From the scenario, which of the following conclusions can be drawn?

Mike Ford is a senior accountant at Coleman and Co., which is a financial management company. Mike has wanted to be on the board of representatives of his company for a long time but the company stipulates a minimum number of years an employee must work at the organization before he makes it to the board. Mike is unwilling to work two more years to reach that stipulated experience and so he found a way to transgress this rule. He met up with one of the existing board members who was having problems accounting for allocated funds that went missing and offered to settle that for him in his department provided he nominate Mike to the board. Which of the following power tactics is being used here?

In countries that are more politically unstable, employees seem to demonstrate greater tolerance of intense political processes in the workplace

The low self-monitor is more sensitive to social cues, exhibits higher levels of social conformity, and is more likely to be skilled in political behavior than the high self-monitor.

Will Cears works at Mesner Corp, as a middle-level manager. Will recognizes that his firm is plagued by organizational politics. Since he is not good at playing games, he frequently engages in defensive behaviors in order to protect himself and his interests. Will is frustrated because he believes that he has little control over his environment, and his environment is uncomfortable to him. He has had some success at establishing a sense of control for himself by appearing to be cooperative and supportive to his colleagues. However, he continues to hold his reservations against politicking and does not engage in it. This is an example of ________ in order to avoid action, blame, or change.

Expert power is based on identification with a person who has desirable resources or personal traits.

The power tactic of using flattery and creating goodwill before making a request is known as ________.

Limited resources is one of the major reasons for the development of organizational politics.

What are the various individual factors that make a person more likely to engage in political behavior?