The CEO of a large organization once commented that earlier in his career,he displayed his diplomas and awards in his office."Top management would drop by my office and immediately get a sense that I was an expert and a professional," the CEO explained."I believe displaying my credentials helped me get promoted." The diplomas helped this executive gain power:
A)because he and his diplomas were not substitutable.
B)by increasing his coercive power in the organization.
C)by making everyone else's sources of power less relevant to the organization.
D)through visibility.
E)by decreasing his centrality in the organization.

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Displaying his diplomas and awards increased the CEO's visibility within the organization, which in turn helped him gain power. It gave the impression to others that he was an expert and professional, which could have increased his referent and expert power.

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