Question 1

Silent authority,assertiveness,and exchange are three sources of power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Playing the "face game" potentially increases a lower-level employee's power by increasing:

Accepted Answer

A)  the employee's coercive power. 
B)  the employee's visibility. 
C)  how quickly other people are affected by the employee's actions. 
D)  the employee's ability to cope with organizational uncertainties. 
E)  the employee's substitutability. 
A)  the employee's coercive power. 
B)  the employee's visibility. 
C)  how quickly other people are affected by the employee's actions. 
D)  the employee's ability to cope with organizational uncertainties. 
E)  the employee's substitutability.

Question 3

You are a new employee in a professional position,such as an accountant or corporate lawyer.Your organization is located in Vancouver and employs several hundred people with various backgrounds (representative of Vancouver's diversity).Soon after joining this organization,you discover that the company does not apply certain technology or practices that are now recommended by most people in your profession.Under these circumstances,identify three different types of influence tactics that you might use effectively to have senior management introduce these technologies or practice.Your answer should present these types of influence in your order of preference,and you should explain why these general tactics would be acceptable and effective in this situation.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

People with high Machiavellian values tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  place a lot of trust in their colleagues. 
B)  frequently use power to manipulate others towards their own personal goals. 
C)  use more socially acceptable forms of power to influence others. 
D)  keep away from organizations where organizational politics is tolerated. 
E)  believe that deceit is totally inappropriate in organizational settings. 
A)  place a lot of trust in their colleagues. 
B)  frequently use power to manipulate others towards their own personal goals. 
C)  use more socially acceptable forms of power to influence others. 
D)  keep away from organizations where organizational politics is tolerated. 
E)  believe that deceit is totally inappropriate in organizational settings.

Question 5

Three general strategies for coping with uncertainty include:

Accepted Answer

A)  visibility, discretion, prevention 
B)  visibility, immediacy, pervasiveness 
C)  prevention, forecasting, absorption 
D)  discretion, immediacy, prevention 
E)  None of these lists strategies for coping with uncertainty 
A)  visibility, discretion, prevention 
B)  visibility, immediacy, pervasiveness 
C)  prevention, forecasting, absorption 
D)  discretion, immediacy, prevention 
E)  None of these lists strategies for coping with uncertainty

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

Persuasion is the most common form of influence in high power distance cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Organizational politics tends to result in ______ among those affected by the tactics.

Accepted Answer

A)  lower job satisfaction 
B)  reduced work effort 
C)  lower organizational commitment 
D)  higher absenteeism 
E)  all of these 
A)  lower job satisfaction 
B)  reduced work effort 
C)  lower organizational commitment 
D)  higher absenteeism 
E)  all of these

Question 9

Countervailing power refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a second source of power held by the power holder in case the main source of power is ineffective. 
B)  the initial feeling of power employees experience when they are given more freedom and control over their jobs. 
C)  the capacity to keep someone who is more powerful than you in the exchange relationship. 
D)  a method of measuring the number of times an employee uses his or her power each day. 
E)  the ability of a person or department to gain more power through unethical organizational politics. 
A)  a second source of power held by the power holder in case the main source of power is ineffective. 
B)  the initial feeling of power employees experience when they are given more freedom and control over their jobs. 
C)  the capacity to keep someone who is more powerful than you in the exchange relationship. 
D)  a method of measuring the number of times an employee uses his or her power each day. 
E)  the ability of a person or department to gain more power through unethical organizational politics.

Question 10

How we dress and the way we behave politely towards others represents a type of influence strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Silent authority,assertiveness,and exchange are three sources of power.

Playing the "face game" potentially increases a lower-level employee's power by increasing:

People with high Machiavellian values tend to:

Three general strategies for coping with uncertainty include:

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

Persuasion is the most common form of influence in high power distance cultures.

Organizational politics tends to result in ______ among those affected by the tactics.

Countervailing power refers to:

How we dress and the way we behave politely towards others represents a type of influence strategy.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions,attitudes,and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

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Exam 10: Power and Influence in the Workplace

Silent authority,assertiveness,and exchange are three sources of power.

Playing the "face game" potentially increases a lower-level employee's power by increasing:

People with high Machiavellian values tend to:

Three general strategies for coping with uncertainty include:

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

Persuasion is the most common form of influence in high power distance cultures.

Organizational politics tends to result in ______ among those affected by the tactics.

Countervailing power refers to:

How we dress and the way we behave politely towards others represents a type of influence strategy.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions,attitudes,and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change

Filters