Question 1

Which of the following statements is true about expert power?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are perceived to have expert power outside their functional areas. 
B)  Credibility,trustworthiness,and relevance are essential. 
C)  It is indiscriminate. 
D)  Managers occasionally rely on their expert power.

Question 2

Pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of health care products often lobby on issues such as healthcare reform and patent protection.What type of a political strategy are these companies following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constituency building strategy 
B)  Information strategy 
C)  Financial incentive strategy 
D)  Executive-supervisor relations strategy

Question 3

In organizations,an obvious coalition would be with members of other important departments or with members of upper-level management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is referent power? How is it used by advertisers?

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Question 5

Legitimate power stems from the internalized values of the other persons that give the legitimate right to the agent to influence them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Making an emotional request or proposal that arouses enthusiasm by appealing to your values and ideals or by increasing your confidence that you can do it would be which type of political tactic identified by Yukl and his colleagues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exchange tactics 
B)  Upward appeals 
C)  Inspirational appeals 
D)  Consultation tactics

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of referent power?

Accepted Answer

A)  A doctor prescribing a medicine 
B)  An actress endorsing the use of a particular perfume 
C)  A student making a presentation 
D)  A judge delivering a verdict

Question 8

_____ occurs when managers and employees reach an agreement where trust is counterbalanced with distrust,because there us always a least a degree of suspicion in organizational relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  Optimal trust 
B)  Openness 
C)  Resurgent trust 
D)  Tolerance

Question 9

Explain the political or influence tactics that are commonly found in today's organizations according to Yukl and Falbe.

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Question 10

_____ is the authority to make decisions within one's area of responsibility without first having to get approval from someone else.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social power 
B)  Empowerment 
C)  Liberation 
D)  Expert power

Question 11

List some guidelines to help overcome the negative impact that organizational politics can have on the ethics of an organization.

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Question 12

What are the sources of expert power?

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Question 13

_____ is an interesting aspect of the testimonial advertising type of referent power.

Accepted Answer

A)  Timing 
B)  Ethnicity 
C)  Gender 
D)  Age

Question 14

The target of the reward power must value the rewards.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Power is generally conceived as being broader in scope than influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Engineers are granted expert power in functional matters but not in personnel or public relations problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Bowen and Lawler,which of the following statements is true regarding levels of empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional production-line firms do not empower their employees. 
B)  Fairly substantial involvement is found in organizations that employ suggestion programs and quality circles. 
C)  Moderate involvement is found in organizations where jobs are designed so that employees can employ a variety of skills and have a great deal of autonomy. 
D)  High involvement is found in those organizations where personnel share information and work together to solve problems and complete tasks.

Question 18

The more ambiguous and complex the goals become,the more the politics in an organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mark is a manager in the accounting department of a small firm.On account of the rising absenteeism,Mark has threatened employees with loss of pay in the event that they take unscheduled leaves.This is an example of which of the following bases of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Referent power 
B)  Reward power 
C)  Expert power 
D)  Coercive power

Question 20

What are the characteristics that are important to the influence ability of targets?

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Exam 10: Power and Politics

Which of the following statements is true about expert power?

Pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers of health care products often lobby on issues such as healthcare reform and patent protection.What type of a political strategy are these companies following?

In organizations,an obvious coalition would be with members of other important departments or with members of upper-level management.

What is referent power? How is it used by advertisers?

Legitimate power stems from the internalized values of the other persons that give the legitimate right to the agent to influence them.

Making an emotional request or proposal that arouses enthusiasm by appealing to your values and ideals or by increasing your confidence that you can do it would be which type of political tactic identified by Yukl and his colleagues?

Which of the following is an example of referent power?

_____ occurs when managers and employees reach an agreement where trust is counterbalanced with distrust,because there us always a least a degree of suspicion in organizational relationships.

Explain the political or influence tactics that are commonly found in today's organizations according to Yukl and Falbe.

_____ is the authority to make decisions within one's area of responsibility without first having to get approval from someone else.

List some guidelines to help overcome the negative impact that organizational politics can have on the ethics of an organization.

What are the sources of expert power?

_____ is an interesting aspect of the testimonial advertising type of referent power.

The target of the reward power must value the rewards.

Power is generally conceived as being broader in scope than influence.

Engineers are granted expert power in functional matters but not in personnel or public relations problems.

According to Bowen and Lawler,which of the following statements is true regarding levels of empowerment?

The more ambiguous and complex the goals become,the more the politics in an organization.

Mark is a manager in the accounting department of a small firm.On account of the rising absenteeism,Mark has threatened employees with loss of pay in the event that they take unscheduled leaves.This is an example of which of the following bases of power?

What are the characteristics that are important to the influence ability of targets?