M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow

Exercise 23

Which of the following statements about countervailing power in organizational relationships is true?
A) Countervailing power prevents anyone else from having any power over you.
B) Countervailing power is used by the stronger party to prevent the weaker party from leaving the relationship.
C) Countervailing power is the weaker party's power to maintain the stronger party's continued participation in the relationship.
D) Countervailing power is an agreement among organizational members that people in certain roles can request certain behaviors of others.
E) Countervailing power is a personality characteristic of people who crave power.