A supervisor believes that he will be considered to be more powerful if he has more employees or a bigger budget. Which of the following approaches to building a base of power is the supervisor most likely to use?
A) Seeking control over resources
B) Developing alliances with others
C) Doing favors for others
D) Pleasing the boss

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Seeking control over resources is the approach to building a base of power where an individual tries to gain control over resources such as employees, budgets, or other assets to increase their power and influence in the organization. This is exactly what the supervisor in this scenario is doing by trying to increase the number of employees or budget under his control, in order to be considered more powerful.

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