Exam 4 Quiz Questions Flashcards
___ is usually exerted by using informal strategies such as persuasion or peer pressure
Influnce
Lower status organizational members, when seeking organizational goals, try to influence higher status members through the use of ____
Upward appeals
Two main types of power are ___ and ____
Organizational and Individual
The source of power that comes from the formal authority that an individual possesses because of his or her position in the organization is referred to as ____
Legitimate power
All of the following are examples of empowerment except ____
Giving direct orders
According to the text, how often is the use of power in organizations successful?
Almost always
All of the following are symbols of power in organizations except ____
Job title
Functional political behavior is the intersection between individual goals and ____
Organizational goals
All of the following are ways to deal with organizational politics except ____
Reward political skill
A contingent view of power would argue that use of power varies as a function of ____
Organizational age
The leader most likely to be supported by his/her followers is a/an ____ leader
Emergent
Although leadership is difficult to define, most definitions include ____
Influence over others
Effective leadership may depend on ____
All of the above
The kind of leadership theory that would stress the selection of managers is _____
Trait theory
The kind of theory that would stress the TRAINING of managers is _____
Behavioral style theory
