Scenario - Barry Bailey
The mandatory leadership-training seminar had just been concluded. All of the newly promoted managers at Marc's Music, Inc. had been asked to attend and participate in the two-day seminar, and Barry Bailey had been fascinated with what she had learned. She is now reviewing the material she covered.
-Barry recognizes that her power can come from five sources, including all of the following EXCEPT

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The four sources of power are referent power (based on charisma and admiration), reward power (ability to offer incentives and rewards), coercive power (ability to punish or impose consequences), and mechanistic power (based on control of resources and information). However, there is no such thing as "mechanistic power," making option D the correct choice.