Deck 14: Use of Power

Question 1

There are three major issues relating to power. Which of the following are among those issues?

A) formal power
B) informal power
C) reasons for seeking power
D) none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which are the two basic types of power?

A) formal
B) informal
C) a and b
D) none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Sometimes people who rely on formal power may:

A) believe they are more important than they are
B) have subordinates who play organizational games that make the manager's formal power less effective.
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Informal power:

A) is received by virtue of position
B) can be granted
C) comes and goes
D) is something that is earned over a long period of time

Question 5

Effective informal power:

A) gets things done through other people
B) must be earned over a long period of time
C) is not related to the size of the person's office
D) all of the above

Question 6

What is one of the three steps in developing informal power?

A) keeping notes on others, which can be used against them
B) engaging in sycophantic behaviors
C) being visible
D) stalking the boss

Question 7

Which of the following is not one of the approaches to use of power?

A) playing tricks on others
B) control
C) manipulation
D) threats

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the approaches to use of power?

A) referent
B) needling
C) coordination
D) messing with someone's files

Question 9

Which approach to the use of power is a formal use that appears negative?

A) control
B) manipulation
C) threat
D) referent

Question 10

Which use of power depends on indirect methods of ensuring cooperation?

A) control
B) manipulation
C) threat
D) referent

Question 11

Which use of power goes outside of the rules and suggests a bad consequence for failure to comply?

A) control
B) manipulation
C) threat
D) referent

Question 12

This use of power involves using the name or referencing a person in the organization with formal power.

A) control
B) manipulation
C) threat
D) referent

Question 13

In this use of power, the person essentially "nags" others to get support for his or her cause.

A) needling
B) coordination
C) threat
D) referent

Question 14

Working together and sharing power is called:

A) needling
B) coordination
C) threat
D) referent

Question 15

There are three basic reasons for using power; one reason is:

A) to take advantage of others
B) personal
C) neither a nor b
D) both a and b