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Multiple Choice Questions 

48.In organizational settings, power is defined as: 

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 the commands.

E.any situation where one person is dependent on another person, who is not at all dependent on the first person.

49.Power is the _____ to change someone’s behavior. 

A.need

B.act

C.potential

D.duty

E.hidden agenda

50.Which of the following statements about power is true? 

A.Power exists only when the power holder is able to change someone’s behavior.

B.Power requires interdependence in the relationship.

C.Power is the actual practice of influencing others.

D.Power exists only when one person has something of value for a second person, but the second person has nothing of value for the first person.

E.People cannot have power over others by controlling a desired job assignment, useful information, important resources, or even the privilege of being associated with someone.

51.Which of the following statements about countervailing power in organizational relationships is true? 

A.Countervailing power prevents anyone else from having any power over you.

B.Countervailing power is used by the stronger party to prevent the weaker party from leaving the relationship.

C.Countervailing power is the weaker party’s power to maintain the stronger party’s continued participation in the relationship.

D.Countervailing power is one of the ways that people have power by coping with uncertainty.

E.Countervailing power is a personality characteristic of people who crave power.

52.In order to maintain the exchange relationship, the dependent party has _____ over the dominant party. 

A.countervailing power

B.substitutability

C.reverse dependence

D.visibility

E.legitimate power

53.Legitimate power occurs when: 

A.themanager can remove negative sanctions.

B.the manager is able to reward or punish the employees.

C.the manager has the capacity to influence others on the basis of identification with and respect for the power-holder.

D.employees are blinded by the manager’s charisma.

E.it is agreed that people in certain roles can request certain behaviors of others.

54.Employees are more likely to comply with a supervisor’s legitimate power when the: 

A.employees have a high power distance value.

B.power holder gives orders outside the employees’ normal role requirements.

C.company encourages people to disobey orders that interfere with their work.

D.manager has a low charisma.

E.manager has a very good reward system in place.

55.Employees also have _____ power over their bosses through their feedback and ratings in 360-degree feedback systems. 

A.referent

B.reward

C.legitimate

D.expert

E.coercive

56.Employees have _____, ranging from sarcasm to ostracism, to ensure that coworkers conform to team norms. 

A.reward power

B.legitimate power

C.referent power

D.expert power

E.coercive power

57.Which of the following sources of power originates from the powerholder’s own characteristics? 

A.Legitimate power

B.Coercive power

C.Expert power

D.Reward power

E.Formal power

 

 

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