Omar Works for a Distribution Center

Omar works for a distribution center. He has been a receiving department shift supervisor for four years. Today, he started a new position as shift supervisor for all departments. Omar is the same person he was yesterday and has the same style and approach to his job, but he now has the ability to make much larger purchases, to hire and fire people, and to move resources among departments. Omar's new powers are examples of ________ power.

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