Maeve Lupin was asked to attend a recent corporate board meeting in which the attendees discussed having all of the corporation's computerized data management done by a company in India. Being a computer specialist, she exerted considerable influence over the decision to outsource, illustrating which of the following?

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Maeve Lupin's ability and knowledge as a computer specialist gave her expert power, which she used to influence the decision to outsource data management to a company in India. Expert power comes from a person's special skills or knowledge, and it allows them to influence others in their area of expertise.

Maeve Lupin Was Asked to Attend a Recent Corporate Board