Deck 10: Power and Politics

Question 1

The literature uses the terms power and authority interchangeably.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Interpersonal power can be cultivated and developed.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

McClelland proposed that n Pow may be shown by,among other ways,a concern for reputation.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Researchers investigating whether gender differences existed in subordinates' perceptions of managers' power found that male and female managers did not show significant differences in reward,coercive,legitimate,and referent bases of power.

Question 5

Legitimate power is similar to the concept of authority.

Question 6

Expert power is a personal characteristic,while legitimate,reward,and coercive power are largely prescribed by the organization.

Question 7

The opposite of reward power is coercive power.

Question 8

Manipulative persuasion refers to the form of influence in which both the objective and the attempt are concealed.

Question 9

Uncertainty by itself does not provide power.

Question 10

According to Henry Mintzberg,making a distinction between influence and power adds little to understanding.

Question 11

Authority is a subset of power.

Question 12

Authority involves a "suspension of judgment" on the part of its recipients.

Question 13

The five bases of interpersonal power can be divided into two major categories: organizational and personal.

Question 14

Political behavior is typically within the legitimate,recognized power system but is designed to benefit an individual or subunit,often at the expense of the organization in general.

Question 15

A person's power may be weakened by sharing too much information.

Question 16

The five types of interpersonal power typically occur independently.

Question 17

Getting things done requires power.

Question 18

Substitutability of the activities of a subunit and subunit power within the organization are negatively correlated.

Question 19

The degree to which individuals or subunits can affect decision making determines their level of power.

Question 20

The Milgram experiments indicate that exercising power in an authoritative way is the only way that power can be exerted.

Question 21

Which of the following characteristics are associated with authority?

A)It is vested in a person's position
B)It is accepted by subordinates
C)Authority is used vertically and flows from the top down in the hierarchy of an organization
D)All of the above

Question 22

In order to build power her bases,Jill attaches herself to someone with power.In doing so,some of this power "rubs off" on Jill.This situation describes the basics of the sponsorship game.

Question 23

Possessing timely forecasting information shifts may be an example of coping with uncertainty __________.

A)by prevention
B)by information
C)by absorption
D)None of the above

Question 24

Organizational structure creates formal power and authority by ___________.

A)specifying certain individuals to perform specific jobs and make certain decisions
B)establishing pay structures
C)defining who are "charismatic"
D)All of the above

Question 25

Power can be derived from _______ bases.

A)interpersonal
B)structural
C)situational
D)All of the above

Question 26

Charisma is the basis of ___________ power.

A)legitimate
B)reward
C)coercive
D)referent

Question 27

In trying to have a poor worker transferred,Pat presents only the strengths of the worker to his supervisor.This interaction may be best described by which of the following terms?

A)Manipulation
B)Persuasion
C)Manipulative persuasion
D)Information parsing

Question 28

McClelland's n Pow may be shown by all of the following ways except ___________.

A)by strong action,by giving help or advice,by controlling someone
B)by actions that build expertise
C)by action that produces emotion in others
D)by a concern for reputation

Question 29

When playing what Mintzberg characterizes as the coalition-building game,only collations with subgroups within the organization tend to increase power.

Question 30

Kanter argues that power stems from ___________.

A)structures specifying certain individuals to perform specific jobs
B)access to resources,information,and support and from the ability to get cooperation in doing necessary work
C)strong action,by giving help or advice,by controlling someone
D)All of the above

Question 31

Because of expected turnover,Fran hires two individuals when only one is actually needed.This may be an example of coping with uncertainty ___________.

A)by prevention
B)by information
C)by absorption
D)A and C

Question 32

Political behavior is by definition constrained to members of management.

Question 33

One of the "rules" when playing the sponsorship game is that the player must stay in the background and give the sponsor credit for everything.

Question 34

Two of Mintzberg's " political games" are the insurgency and counterinsurgency games.

Question 35

Authority ___________.

A)is a subset of power
B)is the formal power that a person has because of the position in the organization
C)does not carry the implication of force
D)All of the above

Question 36

Your followers comply with your directions out of fear.You are most likely using a ___________ basis of power.

A)legitimate
B)reward
C)coercive
D)referent

Question 37

Which of the following would be considered a coping activity? Coping by ________.

A)prevention
B)information
C)absorption
D)All of the above

Question 38

A clerk arranges the incoming complaints so that the manager in charge reprimands a departmental supervisor whom the clerk doesn't like.This action may be best described by which of the following terms?

A)Manipulation
B)Persuasion
C)Manipulative persuasion
D)Information parsing

Question 39

Power based upon a person's ability to influence because of position is called ___________ power.

A)legitimate
B)reward
C)coercive
D)referent

Question 40

In general,individuals having high n Pow are ___________.

A)competitive and aggressive
B)competitive and aggressive and are interested in prestige possessions
C)competitive and aggressive,are interested in prestige possessions,and prefer action
D)None of the above

Question 41

Distributive justice may be summarized as ___________.

A)respecting the basic human rights of free consent
B)the greatest good for the greatest number of people
C)treating people equitably and fairly,not arbitrarily
D)None of the above

Question 42

Research found that personality traits of managers who exhibited defensive political behavior included __________.

A)insecurity and anxiety
B)emotional exhaustion
C)low self-efficacy
D)All of the above

Question 43

Research found which of the following were related to levels of political activity?

A)Gender
B)Managerial level
C)Job Function
D)None of the above

Question 44

Andy,a plant supervisor,was instructed to reprimand a particular worker for violating company policies.Andy does not feel the reprimand is warranted and delivers it in a halfhearted manner.Mintzberg may describe this behavior as a ___________.

A)counterinsurgency game
B)insurgency game
C)disruptive game
D)intracontrol game

Question 45

Which of the following statements is true regarding centrality?

A)The higher the pervasiveness of the work flows of a subunit,the greater is its power within the organization.
B)The higher the immediacy of the work flows of a subunit,the greater is its power within the organization.
C)Both A and B
D)None of the above

Question 46

As a result of ____________,the formal power that exists in an organization is often sidetracked or blocked.

A)the "Milgram Effect"
B)political behavior
C)self-serving bias
D)None of the above

Question 47

Jan sees the actions of the organization as violating her personal values.She calls the local newspaper to report the situation.This is ____________.

A)an example of whistle-blowing
B)an example of "person based" whistle-blowing
C)not an example of whistle-blowing as it did not involve a violation of the law
D)not an example of whistle-blowing as it was not reported to the government

Question 48

___________ refers to the behaviors individuals use to preserve their self-image and/or influence the ways in which others perceive them.

A)Defensive political behavior
B)Impression management
C)Self-monitoring
D)High n Img

Question 49

Political behavior is designed to benefit ___________.

A)an individual
B)a subunit
C)an individual or a subunit
D)no one in the organization

Question 50

The Milgram experiments indicate that ___________.

A)exercising power in an authoritative way isn't the only way that power can be exerted
B)power is often exerted by individuals who have only minimum or no actual power
C)significant influence others is possible simply because he or she is perceived to have power
D)All of the above

Question 51

Doing favors,flattery,and opinion conformity are examples of ___________ behaviors.

A)other-enhancement
B)self-presentation
C)other-presentation
D)self-enhancement

Question 52

Impression management techniques have been categorized as ___________.

A)political and defensive
B)other-presentation strategies and self-enhancement tactics
C)self-presentation strategies and other-enhancement tactics
D)manipulative persuasion and manipulation

Question 53

Utilitarian outcomes may be summarized as ___________.

A)respecting the basic human rights of free consent
B)the greatest good for the greatest number of people
C)treating people equitably and fairly,not arbitrarily
D)None of the above

Question 54

A person in an authority position may fight back when faced with insurgency.Mintzberg may describe this as playing the ___________.

A)counterinsurgency game
B)insurgency game
C)over the shoulder game
D)follow up game

Question 55

The Milgram experiment ___________.

A)showed the impact of "expected role" theory
B)was the basis of the learned needs theory
C)found significant influence others is possible simply because one is perceived to have power
D)is largely responsible for "structural" approach to power

Question 56

Personality traits corresponded highly with the individual manager's propensity to engage in office politics.The profile that emerged characterized the "political player" as ___________.

A)a highly self-monitoring man who viewed the world as difficult and as posing complex problems
B)a woman with high need for power
C)taking quick action,and assuming responsibility
D)A and B

Question 57

Individual rights may be summarized as ___________.

A)respecting the basic human rights of free consent,free speech,freedom of conscience,privacy,and due process
B)the greatest good for the greatest number of people
C)treating people equitably and fairly,not arbitrarily
D)None of the above

Question 58

Jan is trying to make him/herself more appealing to important others through verbal and nonverbal means.Jan is exhibiting ________ behaviors.

A)other-enhancement
B)self-presentation
C)other-presentation
D)self-enhancement

Question 59

Jan's department agrees to take a "problem" employee from another department allowing that other department to avoid the pain of terminating or continuing to put up with the employee.This may be an example of coping with uncertainty ___________.

A)by prevention
B)by information
C)by absorption
D)by avoidance

Question 60

Overwhelming factors ___________.

A)are present when both distributive and communication justice are positively impacted
B)cause perceptions of justice to be dismissed
C)is a super criteria consisting of distributive justice,individual rights and utilitarian outcomes
D)may be a factor when the criteria of distributive justice,individual rights and utilitarian outcomes cannot be honored

Question 61

What influences the power differential between subunits?

Question 62

How can manipulation be used as an upward influence technique?

Question 63

What is the source of a professor's power? Apply French and Raven's terms to you professor.

Question 64

What is meant by political behavior? Is it bad to engage in political behavior?

Question 65

John French and Bertram Raven suggested there are five interpersonal bases of power.Describe these bases of power.

Question 66

Use Rosabeth Kanter's perspective to describe how a manager can increase their power?

Question 67

What is n Pow? How is it exhibited and what personality characteristics are associated with individuals with high n Pow?

Question 68

Describe five of the political games Mintzberg described.

Question 69

What is impression management and how have impression management techniques been classified?

Question 70

Are power and authority the same thing? Define the terms and provide detail on any differences.

Question 71

How could you attempt to influence the ways in which others perceive you?

Question 72

How can the ability to cope with uncertainty influence power?

Question 73

Describe the Milgram experiments and its conclusions.

Question 74

You pass a fellow student holding a sign saying "Down with power" and he asks you to sign a petition saying you believe power is evil.Based upon the material covered in this course,how would you respond?