Exam 12: Power and Influence in the Workplace

You have just graduated from a specialized program in an emerging and little-known field of engineering and are currently looking for a job that will apply your valuable skills.This is the only program of its kind in your country and has very limited enrolment.Your recently acquired knowledge offers great potential for organizations,although few people are aware of this.Describe the sources and contingencies of power you and other graduates from this program have in the labor market.

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Question 21

Three general strategies for coping with uncertainty include:

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Question 22

The four contingencies of power include substitutability,visibility,referent and utilitarian.

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Question 23

Power is the act of changing another person's attitudes and behavior.

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Question 24

Women have difficulty getting into senior management because they are usually excluded from male networks.

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Question 25

Research indicates that people seem more willing to allow men to use assertiveness as an influence tactic than to allow women to use this tactic.

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Question 26

Which of the following is a contingency of power?

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Question 27

Organizational politics is more common where decisions are:

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Question 28

Organizational politics may be reduced by:

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Question 29

An employee has power in the organization only when he or she:

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Question 30

Which of the following is considered a "hard" influence tactic?

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Question 31

Jason is effective at forming friendships with other people in the organization.Over time,he becomes well known and respected by numerous people in key positions in the organization.Through his networking,Jason has:

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Question 32

Mentoring potentially increases a lower-level employee's power by increasing:

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Question 33

Some employees and departments gain power by forecasting uncertainties in the organization's environment.

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Question 34

Which of the following is an example of the influence tactic of forming coalitions?

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Question 35

Which of the following is the LEAST forceful influence tactic?

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Question 36

Organizational politics tends to reduce trust and the motivation to collaborate.

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Question 37

Which of the following is an example of the influence tactic of controlling information?

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Question 38

Control over information flow as a power base is:

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Question 39

According to the textbook,networking potentially increases a person's power by:

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Question 40

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Three general strategies for coping with uncertainty include:

The four contingencies of power include substitutability,visibility,referent and utilitarian.

Power is the act of changing another person's attitudes and behavior.

Women have difficulty getting into senior management because they are usually excluded from male networks.

Research indicates that people seem more willing to allow men to use assertiveness as an influence tactic than to allow women to use this tactic.

Which of the following is a contingency of power?

Organizational politics is more common where decisions are:

Organizational politics may be reduced by:

An employee has power in the organization only when he or she:

Which of the following is considered a "hard" influence tactic?

Jason is effective at forming friendships with other people in the organization.Over time,he becomes well known and respected by numerous people in key positions in the organization.Through his networking,Jason has:

Mentoring potentially increases a lower-level employee's power by increasing:

Some employees and departments gain power by forecasting uncertainties in the organization's environment.

Which of the following is an example of the influence tactic of forming coalitions?

Which of the following is the LEAST forceful influence tactic?

Organizational politics tends to reduce trust and the motivation to collaborate.

Which of the following is an example of the influence tactic of controlling information?

Control over information flow as a power base is:

According to the textbook,networking potentially increases a person's power by:

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behavior

Individual Behavior, values, and Personality

Perception and Learning in Organizations

Workplace Emotions and Attitudes

Motivation in the Workplace

Applied Performance Practices

Work-Related Stress and Stress Management

Decision Making and Creativity

Foundations of Team Dynamics

Developing High Performance Teams

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Structure

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