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According to the text, what is power defined as?

  • The ability to influence others' actions (correct)
  • The capacity to impose one's will on others
  • The capacity to make others dependent on oneself
  • The ability to control others' behavior

    • According to the text, what is the relationship between power and dependency?

  • Power is not dependent on dependency
  • Power and dependency are unrelated
  • Power is directly proportional to dependency (correct)
  • Power is inversely proportional to dependency

    • According to the text, what gives someone power over another person?

  • Being physically stronger than the person
  • Having more knowledge than the person
  • Having a higher social status than the person
  • Having control over something the person desires (correct)

    • Which type of power is based on fear?

    <p>Coercive power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of power achieves compliance based on the ability to distribute rewards?

    <p>Reward power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of power is derived from a person's position in the formal hierarchy of an organization?

    <p>Legitimate power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of power is based on special skills or knowledge?

    <p>Expert power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which department gains increased power in an organization during times of high uncertainty?

    <p>Legal department</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the likely response when someone is faced with a person who uses coercive power?

    <p>Resistance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which form of power is most likely to lead to commitment from individuals?

    <p>Expert power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bases of power are most often used by managers?

    <p>Coercive, reward, and legitimate power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following bases of power is defined as the right to expect compliance based on one's position and job responsibilities?

    <p>Legitimate power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a category of power identified by French and Raven?

    <p>Referent power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, which type of power is based on fear and the threat of negative consequences?

    <p>Coercive power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of power achieves compliance based on the ability to distribute rewards that others view as valuable?

    <p>Reward power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Power is solely determined by the amount of control one person has over another.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Power is based on the alternatives that the dependent person perceives and the importance they place on those alternatives.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Power can only be held by individuals who have special skills or knowledge.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Coercive power is based on the ability to distribute rewards that others view as valuable?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Power is defined as the capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B, so that B acts in accordance with A's wishes?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: During times of high uncertainty, the finance department gains increased power in an organization?

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Coercive power is based on fear and the threat of negative consequences?

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Withholding information can result in poor-quality performance by those who need the information.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Coercive power leads to resistance from individuals, decreased satisfaction, and increased mistrust.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Legitimate power generally results in increased commitment.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Expert and referent powers are the least likely to lead to commitment from individuals.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Coercive power is based on fear and the threat of negative consequences.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Legitimate power is the power a person receives as a result of his or her position in the formal hierarchy of an organization.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Expert power is influence based on expertise and special skills or knowledge.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Information power comes from access to and control over information.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two types of rewards mentioned in the text?

    <p>financial and nonfinancial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is legitimate power based on?

    <p>position in the formal hierarchy of an organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of expert power?

    <p>special skills or knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is referent power based on?

    <p>admiration of another and a desire to be like that person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is power defined in the text?

    <p>Power is defined as a capacity that A has to influence the behavior of B, so that B acts in accordance with A's wishes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between power and dependency according to the text?

    <p>Power is a function of dependency. The more B depends on A, the more power A has in the relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Give an example of a situation where power is based on fear and the threat of negative consequences.

    <p>An example of this type of power is when a rich relative is able to control a large number of family members through the implicit or explicit threat of 'writing them out of the will'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the text, what are the three ways people respond when faced with individuals who use the bases of power?

    <p>The three ways people respond are commitment, compliance, and resistance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the four types of power identified by French and Raven?

    <p>The four types of power are coercive power, reward power, legitimate power, and referent power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the effects of coercive power on individuals' performance?

    <p>Coercive power leads to resistance from individuals, decreased satisfaction, and increased mistrust.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which types of power are most likely to lead to commitment from individuals?

    <p>Expert power and referent power are most likely to lead to commitment from individuals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to French and Raven's classification of power, what are the five original sources or bases of power?

    <p>coercive, reward, legitimate, expert, and referent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the additional source of power that was subsequently added to French and Raven's classification?

    <p>information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define coercive power according to French and Raven's classification.

    <p>Coercive power is dependent on fear of the negative results that might occur if one fails to comply. It rests on the application, or the threat of the application, of physical sanctions such as the infliction of pain, the generation of frustration through restriction of movement, or the controlling by force of basic physiological or safety needs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Define reward power according to the text.

    <p>Reward power is based on the ability to distribute rewards that others view as valuable. People will go along with the wishes or directives of another if doing so produces positive benefits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Power refers to a capacity that A has to influence the behaviour of B, so that B acts in accordance with A's ______.

    <p>wishes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The more that B depends on A, the more power A has in the ______.

    <p>relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Since few people have the technical expertise to do so, IT personnel end up being viewed as ______.

    <p>irreplaceable</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to French and Raven's classification of power, what are the five original sources or bases of power?

    <p>coercive, reward, legitimate, expert, and referent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basis of expert power?

    <p>special skills or knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between power and dependency according to the text?

    <p>B's relationship to A when A possesses something that B needs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of power is based on fear and the threat of negative consequences?

    <p>coercive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ______ power is influence based on expertise, special skills, or knowledge.

    <p>Expert</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ______ power achieves compliance based on the ability to distribute rewards that others view as valuable.

    <p>Reward</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ______ power comes from access to and control over information.

    <p>Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ______ power develops out of admiration of another and a desire to be like that person.

    <p>Referent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Exhibit 7-3 summarizes some of this research. Coercive power leads to ______ from individuals, decreased satisfaction, and increased ______.

    <p>resistance, mistrust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Reward power results in ______ if the rewards are consistent with what individuals want as rewards.

    <p>compliance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Legitimate power also results in ______, but it does not generally result in increased ______.

    <p>compliance, commitment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Expert and referent powers are the most likely to lead to ______ from individuals.

    <p>commitment</p> Signup and view all the answers

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