Is the ability of one person or department in an organization to influence other people to bring about desired outcomes?

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c.
Power

_____ is the ability of one person or department in an organization to influence other people to bring about desired outcomes.

a.
Cooperation

b.
Collaboration

c.
Power

d.
Personal position

a.
Legitimate power

_____ is the authority granted by the organization to the formal management position a manager holds.

a.
Legitimate power

b.
Reward power

c.
Coercive power

d. Referent power

b.
reward power.

Jenson is the project lead in a software company. In addition to his everyday job roles, he is also responsible for grading his employees based on their performance and giving them incentives and promotions. In this scenario, Jenson holds:

a.
legitimate power.

b.
reward power.

c.
coercive power.

d.
referent power.

b.
Reward power

Which of the following types of power does a manager enjoy because of his right to promote subordinates?

a.
Legitimate power

b.
Reward power

c.
Coercive power

d.
Referent power

c.
Coercive power

The authority to punish or recommend punishment is called _____.

a.
Legitimate power

b.
Reward power

c.
Coercive power

d.
Referent power

d.
referent power.

John is a manager at Trespach Inc. His subordinates respect him, and several of them have made comments such as, "I want to be as good a manager as he is one day." He is highly respected and admired. John holds:

a.
legitimate power.

b.
expert power.

c.
coercive power.

d.
referent power.

a.
Authority

_____ is a force for achieving desired outcomes, but only as prescribed by the formal hierarchy and reporting relationships.

a.
Authority

b.
Assimilation

c.
Interdependence

d.
Confrontation

a.
the positions they hold.

People have authority in an organization because of:

a.
the positions they hold.

b.
the skill and knowledge they possess.

c.
their personal characteristics.

d.
the resources they control.

a.
Empowerment

_____ is power sharing, the delegation of power or authority to subordinates in an organization.

a.
Empowerment

b.
Confrontation

c.
Assimilation

d.
Competition

b.
Strategic contingencies

_____ are events and activities both inside and outside an organization that are essential for attaining organizational goals.

a.
Organizational politics

b.
Strategic contingencies

c.
Collective dependencies

d.
Network centralities

c.
Using rational organizational models rather than political models

Which of the following is not a tactic for increasing power?

a.
Entering areas of high uncertainty

b.
Creating dependencies

c.
Using rational organizational models rather than political models

d.
Satisfying strategic contingencies

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Is are the ability to influence another person or organization to do something?

What is the term for the potential ability of one person in an organization to influence other people to bring about desired outcomes?

What is power and influence in the workplace?

Have power and influence over others are called?