Crazy Powermakers, Inc. (Scenario)
Crazy Powermakers, Inc., was a unique company in that its philosophy was to prevent any one person from having too much power in the company. Therefore, any power found to exist in the company was distributed to someone who did not have any power yet. As a result, Tamara was the person employees went to when disciplinary action had to be taken; Kays was the supervisor that the employees went to for general decisions that needed to be made; Fadi was the person employees went to when they were to receive special recognition; Amira was the person employees went to when knowledge of a topic was needed; and Firas was the person employees went to when they needed resources or sought his charisma.
-Firas held_________ power.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Firas is the person employees go to for his charisma, which is a characteristic associated with referent power. Referent power is based on one's personal characteristics that others admire or respect. The other answer choices do not accurately describe the type of power Firas holds in the company.