At a restaurant, employees who perform poorly during a particular shift are scheduled for the unpopular weekend shifts by the manager. In this case, the manager exercises his ________ power.

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Coercive power is used when someone is punished or threatened to be punished if they do not follow orders. In this scenario, the manager is using the threat of assigning unpopular weekend shifts as a form of punishment for poor performance, which is an example of coercive power.

At a Restaurant, Employees Who Perform Poorly During a Particular