Understanding Power in Organizations

What is the primary role of power in an organization?

• To reduce employee workload

• To increase company profits

• To entertain employees

• To influence and control behavior

Which type of power is based on formal authority within an organization?

• Expert power

• Referent power

• Legitimate power

• Information power

What motivates employees under reward power?

• Fear of punishment

• Admiration from peers

• Desire for incentives

• Access to information

Which type of power is derived from an individual's expertise?

• Expert power

• Legitimate power

• Coercive power

• Association power

How does reciprocity power function in an organization?

• By offering rewards

• By controlling information

• Through formal authority

• Based on mutual assistance

What is a key step in developing power within an organization?

• Focusing solely on personal goals

• Building expertise and knowledge

• Ignoring team dynamics

• Avoiding communication

Why is trustworthiness important in maintaining power?

• It builds reliability and ethical standards

• It ensures compliance

• It reduces workload

• It increases profits

What is a positive aspect of power in organizations?

• Micromanagement

• Achieving organizational goals

• Creating inequality

• Fostering resistance

What is a strategy to prevent power abuse?

• Ignoring employee feedback

• Concentrating power in a few hands

• Establishing ethical guidelines

• Encouraging micromanagement

What can result from the misuse of power?

• Enhanced productivity

• Resistance and resentment

• Improved morale

• Increased creativity