Exam 13: Power and Politics

Compare and contrast the individual factors that make a person more likely to engage in political behavior with those of a person likely to practice IM.

Explain impression management and give an example of its use in the workplace.

Rodrigo has developed a new technology for reading bar codes in grocery stores. There is no other technology like his, but Rodrigo is not powerful because no one wants to change from the system that they already have. Rodrigo is not able to create dependency because ________.

In China, the best power tactic to use is ________.

The opposite of coercive power is ________ power.

Catherine and Bernice are faculty members at a local college who feel very differently about their academic dean. Catherine believes that he is always engaging in political activity that is not in the best interests of the college. She describes him as a man who passes the buck and who is scheming and arrogant. Bernice believes that the dean is an effective manager. -Bernice sees the dean as always paying careful attention to detail. Catherine would most likely describe the dean instead as ________.

Dependency is decreased when the resource you control is ________.

Joe comes to you with a request for funds for a project. He reminds you that company policy supports his position. He is using the tactic of ________.

Your physician has advised you to take a series of medications. You comply because of her ________ power.

Which one of the following is not implied in the definition of power?

What organizational factors are related to political behavior?

Distinguish between legitimate political behavior and illegitimate political behavior.

What are defensive behaviors? Provide three examples of defensive behaviors and explain why an employee would engage in the behavior.

Thomas recognizes that his firm is plagued by organizational politics. He is not good at playing games and instead frequently engages in defensive behaviors in order to protect himself and his interests. Thomas 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 more or less supportive publicly while doing little or nothing privately. -The defensive behavior that he is engaged in falls under the category of ________.

When your superior offers you a raise if you will perform additional work beyond the requirements of your job, he/she is exercising ________ power.

Power tactics can be defined as ________.

When employees in organizations convert their power into action, we describe them as being engaged in politics.

What is the best way to determine if politicking is ethical or not?

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

Marie's supervisor embarrasses her by constantly telling sexual jokes and by making sexual comments. Marie was shocked when she observed that he had sexually explicit material on his computer screen during working hours. Although the supervisor has never directly asked Marie to sleep with him, she feels threatened and is so uncomfortable that it is difficult for her to do her job. -Now that the CEO of Marie's company is aware of the supervisor's propensity for inappropriate behaviors, which of the following is most likely to be true in the case of a sexual harassment lawsuit against the supervisor?