organisation politics

The ability to coerce or reward stems from ___ power.

• information

• referent

• personal

• formal

All of the following are bases of power EXCEPT for ______.

• coercive power

• reward power

• valid power

• referent power

______ power is drawn from having a special expertise that is needed or valued in an organization

• Referent

• Coercive

• Expert

• Legitimate

All of the following are bases of power EXCEPT for ______.

• coercive power

• reward power

• valid power

• referent power

______ power is drawn from having a special expertise that is needed or valued in an organization.

• Referent

• Coercive

• Expert

• Legitimate

All of the following are ways for managers to create and maintain power EXCEPT for ______.

• doing favors for people

• discouraging people from emulating managers

• reinforcing the perceived dependency of others on managers for rewards, assistance, and protection

• building reputations as experts

______ power is drawn from having a special expertise that is needed or valued in an organization.

• Referent

• Coercive

• Expert

• Legitimate

All of the following are ways to deal with organizational politics except __.

• Remove ambiguity

• Remove uncertainty

• Reward political skill

• Provide slack resources

Functional political behavior is the intersection between individual goals and __.

• Individual interests

• Organizational interests

• Environmental pressures

• Organizational goals

___ refers to the different thinking styles of managers in different functional parts of the organization.

• Su-environment diversity

• Managerial differentiation

• Uncertainty

• Slack resources