Exam 12: Power and Politics

The___________ is when men and women of otherwise strong personal integrity and intelligence engage in unethical and selfish behavior in the pinnacle of power because they mistakenly believe they are above the law.

(Short Answer)

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Question 21

Identification occurs when individuals accept an influence attempt because they want to maintain a positive relationship with the person or group making the influence request..

(True/False)

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Question 22

Constructive resistance involves a more passive form of non-compliance in which individuals ignore or dismiss the request of the influencing agent.

(True/False)

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Question 23

Informal systems dictate what is to be done in organizations and how work processes are to be coordinated and structured.

(True/False)

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Question 24

Patterns of activity and relationships that arise in everyday activities as individuals and groups work to get things done are known as

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 25

____________ are patterns of activity and relationships that arise in everyday activities as individuals and groups work to get things done.

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Question 26

The perception that political activities in the organization are self-serving, illegitimate, and harmful to organizational members is called ________________.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 27

Which of the following describes a form of power arising from alliances with others developed through reciprocity?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 28

A term used to recognize that power comes from the ability to influence another in a social relation is known as_____________.

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Question 29

__________ power is the access to and/or the control of information.

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Question 30

A dependency means that one person or group relies on another person or group to get what they want or need.

(True/False)

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Question 31

Effective networkers recognize that reciprocity and reciprocal alliances are a powerful way to form strong networks in organizations.

(True/False)

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Question 32

Power is defined as the ability of a person or group to influence or control some aspect of another person or group.

(True/False)

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Question 33

Power and politics are among the most important concepts in organizational behavior, but they are also the least understood.

(True/False)

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Question 34

Workaround occurs when people work around the system to accomplish a task or goal when the normal process or method isn't producing the desired result

(True/False)

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Question 35

Which of the following occurs when individuals accept another's influence because of the positive or negative outcomes tied to it?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 36

A skill and adroitness at reading political environments and understanding how to influence effectively in these environments is known as

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 37

The lesson from the Bathsheba syndrome is that power can have potentially intoxicating and corruptive effects that, if not prepared for, may lead to devastating outcomes.

(True/False)

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Question 38

Which type of capital is the knowledge, skills and intellectual assets employees bring to the workplace?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 39

Which of these is the current or potential resource gained through one's network?

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The___________ is when men and women of otherwise strong personal integrity and intelligence engage in unethical and selfish behavior in the pinnacle of power because they mistakenly believe they are above the law.

Identification occurs when individuals accept an influence attempt because they want to maintain a positive relationship with the person or group making the influence request..

Constructive resistance involves a more passive form of non-compliance in which individuals ignore or dismiss the request of the influencing agent.

Informal systems dictate what is to be done in organizations and how work processes are to be coordinated and structured.

Patterns of activity and relationships that arise in everyday activities as individuals and groups work to get things done are known as

____________ are patterns of activity and relationships that arise in everyday activities as individuals and groups work to get things done.

The perception that political activities in the organization are self-serving, illegitimate, and harmful to organizational members is called ________________.

Which of the following describes a form of power arising from alliances with others developed through reciprocity?

A term used to recognize that power comes from the ability to influence another in a social relation is known as_____________.

__________ power is the access to and/or the control of information.

A dependency means that one person or group relies on another person or group to get what they want or need.

Effective networkers recognize that reciprocity and reciprocal alliances are a powerful way to form strong networks in organizations.

Power is defined as the ability of a person or group to influence or control some aspect of another person or group.

Power and politics are among the most important concepts in organizational behavior, but they are also the least understood.

Workaround occurs when people work around the system to accomplish a task or goal when the normal process or method isn't producing the desired result

Which of the following occurs when individuals accept another's influence because of the positive or negative outcomes tied to it?

A skill and adroitness at reading political environments and understanding how to influence effectively in these environments is known as

The lesson from the Bathsheba syndrome is that power can have potentially intoxicating and corruptive effects that, if not prepared for, may lead to devastating outcomes.

Which type of capital is the knowledge, skills and intellectual assets employees bring to the workplace?

Which of these is the current or potential resource gained through one's network?

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