Question 1

Exchange,coalition formation,and ingratiation represent three forms of influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following conditions maximizes your power through visibility?

Accepted Answer

A)  You successfully deter the organization from hiring others with your valued skills. 
B)  You become a member of a committee consisting mainly of senior people who must select a new university vice-chancellor. 
C)  You are given the right to ignore formal rules and regulations when deciding this year's work schedule for employees in your department. 
D)  You move into a job where your work affects other organizational members very quickly. 
E)  You redesign a piece of equipment and avoid documenting these changes. 
A)  You successfully deter the organization from hiring others with your valued skills. 
B)  You become a member of a committee consisting mainly of senior people who must select a new university vice-chancellor. 
C)  You are given the right to ignore formal rules and regulations when deciding this year's work schedule for employees in your department. 
D)  You move into a job where your work affects other organizational members very quickly. 
E)  You redesign a piece of equipment and avoid documenting these changes.

Question 3

In organizational settings,power is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the practice of trying to influence another person. 
B)  the capacity to influence others. 
C)  the act of changing another person's attitudes and behaviors. 
D)  the extent to which one person is required to follow another person's commands even though he or she does not want to follow those commands. 
E)  any situation where one person is dependent on another person, who is not at all dependent on the first person. 
A)  the practice of trying to influence another person. 
B)  the capacity to influence others. 
C)  the act of changing another person's attitudes and behaviors. 
D)  the extent to which one person is required to follow another person's commands even though he or she does not want to follow those commands. 
E)  any situation where one person is dependent on another person, who is not at all dependent on the first person.

Question 4

Scholars tend to describe influence tactics as _______,whereas they describe office politics as _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative, positive 
B)  based on power sources, based on power contingencies 
C)  behaviors, perceptions 
D)  hard, soft 
E)  rare, common 
A)  negative, positive 
B)  based on power sources, based on power contingencies 
C)  behaviors, perceptions 
D)  hard, soft 
E)  rare, common

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the five main sources of power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discretion 
B)  Visibility 
C)  Substitutability 
D)  All of these are sources of power 
E)  None of these is a source of power 
A)  Discretion 
B)  Visibility 
C)  Substitutability 
D)  All of these are sources of power 
E)  None of these is a source of power

Question 6

Organizational politics occurs when someone attempts to influence others for the purpose of promoting personal interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

People have more power when their actions quickly affect many other people throughout the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Coping with uncertainty is an important source of power in organizational settings.Identify two jobs in your university that have power because they cope with uncertainty.Be sure to discuss the reasons why this power exists.

Accepted Answer

Students might identify any two of sever

Question 9

One feature of influence is that it operates down the corporate hierarchy but not up or across that hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Influence is an essential process in organizations through which people coordinate their effort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exchange,coalition formation,and ingratiation represent three forms of influence.

Which of the following conditions maximizes your power through visibility?

In organizational settings,power is defined as:

Scholars tend to describe influence tactics as _,whereas they describe office politics as _.

Which of the following is one of the five main sources of power?

Organizational politics occurs when someone attempts to influence others for the purpose of promoting personal interests.

People have more power when their actions quickly affect many other people throughout the organization.

Coping with uncertainty is an important source of power in organizational settings.Identify two jobs in your university that have power because they cope with uncertainty.Be sure to discuss the reasons why this power exists.

One feature of influence is that it operates down the corporate hierarchy but not up or across that hierarchy.

Influence is an essential process in organizations through which people coordinate their effort.

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

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 12: Power and Influence in the Workplace

Exchange,coalition formation,and ingratiation represent three forms of influence.

Which of the following conditions maximizes your power through visibility?

In organizational settings,power is defined as:

Scholars tend to describe influence tactics as _______,whereas they describe office politics as _______.

Which of the following is one of the five main sources of power?

Organizational politics occurs when someone attempts to influence others for the purpose of promoting personal interests.

People have more power when their actions quickly affect many other people throughout the organization.

Coping with uncertainty is an important source of power in organizational settings.Identify two jobs in your university that have power because they cope with uncertainty.Be sure to discuss the reasons why this power exists.

One feature of influence is that it operates down the corporate hierarchy but not up or across that hierarchy.

Influence is an essential process in organizations through which people coordinate their effort.

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

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters

Scholars tend to describe influence tactics as _,whereas they describe office politics as _.