Which of the following types of power reflect what managers acquire from formal authority?

The ability to get someone to do something or to make things happen in a specific way is called:

influence
coercion
Machiavellianism
power

The ability to get someone else to do something you want done is called:

influence
power
authority
compliance

__________ is the ability to control another’s behaviour because the person wants to identify with the power source.

referent power
coercion
influence
Machiavellianism

Which of the following is a basis for position power?

expert power
knowledge power
referent power
coercive power

Legitimate power is a form of:

position power
expertise
personal power
coercion

Legitimate power is based on the:

subordinate’s beliefs that the superior has the right to command

knowledge of the boss

rewards available to the boss

personality of the boss

subordinate’s beliefs that the superior has the right to command

Reward power is the power over subordinates:

due to their belief that the superior has a right to command

because of knowledge and experience of the superior

because they like to identify with the superior

because the superior controls money, compliments etc

because the superior controls money, compliments etc

In the experiments on obedience at Yale University:

only a very few subjects would shock another person to a dangerously high level

the majority of subjects would shock another person to a dangerously high level

most people rejected the apparent authority of the laboratory experimenter

a few subjects would shock another person to a dangerously high level

the majority of subjects would shock another person to a dangerously high level

The zone of indifference is a:

lack of motivation to follow superior’s directives

high level of motivation to follow a superior’s directives

willingness of the subordinate to follow directives without critical evaluation or judgment

superior ignoring certain mistakes of the subordinates

willingness of the subordinate to follow directives without critical evaluation or judgment

The three basic power relationships to ensure success are:

upward, downward and lateral

upward, downward and oblique

downward, lateral and oblique

downward, lateral and external

upward, downward and lateral

When achieving upward influence, employees:

can easily use their position power
expect their superiors to support them
need to use personal power
can rely upon loyalty

need to use personal power

Reason, coalition, bargaining and assertiveness are all strategies for:

enhancing personal power
enhancing position power
exercising referent power
exercising influence

The process by which managers help others acquire and use the power needed to make decisions affecting themselves and their work is called:

empowerment
influence
zone of indifference
coercion

One guideline for implementing a successful empowerment strategy is:

delegation of authority should be left ambiguous and open to individual interpretation

managers should refrain from communicating to subordinates

planning should be separated according to the level of empowerment

allow room for error: encouraging employees to be more involved inevitably entails some risk-taking

allow room for error: encouraging employees to be more involved inevitably entails some risk-taking

Organisational politics is defined to include:

the management of influence to obtain ends not sanctioned by the organisation

the artful use of power to develop socially acceptable ends

the artful use of power to develop socially acceptable means

unsanctioned means to achieve unsanctioned ends and the artful use of power

the management of influence to obtain ends not sanctioned by the organisation

Political power is:

power that is directed towards ends not sanctioned by the organisation

power used for formally auditing groups and substituting for formal authority

power that is overemphasised and upheld by top management

power that is used for maintaining the status quo

power that is directed towards ends not sanctioned by the organisation

The process of identifying a problem or opportunity and choosing among alternative courses of actions is called:

judgment
intuition
decision making
heuristics

An uncertain decision environment occurs when:

there is only limited certainty of the outcomes of various courses of action

those involved in the decision making cannot agree on a course of action

information is sufficient to predict the results of each alternative

probabilities as to the outcome of various courses of action cannot be predicted

probabilities as to the outcome of various courses of action cannot be predicted

Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic steps in systematic decision making?

analysing alternative courses of action

choosing a preferred course of action

consulting and seeking approval of others involved in the decision

recognising and defining the problem

consulting and seeking approval of others involved in the decision

The first step in decision making is to:

choose a preferred course of action
implement the preferred course of action
recognise and define the problem
identify alternative course of action

recognise and define the problem

Which theory of decision making holds that people act only in terms of what they perceive about a given situation?

classical
heuristic
perception
behavioural

The key difference between making a decision in the classical style and making one in the behavioural style is:

the individual’s management style
the presence of judgemental heuristics
whether all parties agree to the course of action
the presence of cognitive limitations

the presence of cognitive limitations

Satisficing is:

choosing the optimum solution to a problem

knowing all action alternatives and their consequences before making a decision

choosing the first alternative that appears to give an acceptable resolution to a problem

making a decision which satisfies all parties

choosing the first alternative that appears to give an acceptable resolution to a problem

Heuristics are:

simplifying strategies
based on intuition
biases that should always be avoided
usually used for non-routine problems

An escalating commitment is a:

commitment to stick to a proven course of action

tendency to continue with a course of action despite negative feedback

tendency to continue with a course of action until results on its success are available

decision made using classical decision theory

tendency to continue with a course of action despite negative feedback

AII — the second variant on the authority decision in the Vroom–Jago model — means that the manager:

shares the problem with subordinates as a group and leads them to a consensus

solves the problem alone using information available at that time

shares the problem with subordinates individually, and the decision may or may not reflect their input

obtains information from subordinates, then solves the problem alone

obtains information from subordinates, then solves the problem alone

When a manager shares a problem with subordinates or other group members individually, then makes a decision that may or may not reflect their input, the manager is using which variant of the Vroom–Jago model?

AI — first variant on the authority decision
AII — second variant on the authority decision
CII — second variant on the consultative decision
CI — first variant on the consultative decision

CI — first variant on the consultative decision

Groupthink is:

a. believing that most problems can be solved
b. an advantage of group decision making
c. when members in highly cohesive groups demand conformity and become unwilling to criticise group members’ ideas
d. group decision making carried out by all members

c. when members in highly cohesive groups demand conformity and become unwilling to criticise group members’ ideas

A situation in which a person must decide whether to do something that (although benefiting the person or the organisation or both) may be considered unethical or perhaps illegal is called

ethical perspective
ethical decision-making standard
escalating commitment
ethical dilemma

Decision making in ‘collectivist’ cultures:

is fast
aims at consensus
makes implementation difficult
is based on simple majority rate

Which type of power is sometimes referred to as formal authority?

Legitimate power is the formal authority given to a person within an organization. Because it comes from a position or job title, legitimate power is a form of positional power.

What are the 4 types of power available to managers?

French and Raven (1959) identified five basic sources of managerial power that have been widely accepted in literature and are taught to this day: (1) legitimate (or formal or bureaucratic power); (2) reward power; (3) coercive power; (4) expert power; and (5) referent power.

Which power is obtained through formal position and authority?

Legitimate power comes from having a position of power in an organization, such as being the boss or a key member of a leadership team. This power comes when employees in the organization recognize the authority of the individual.

Which of the following is a type of formal power?

Legitimate power This is a type of formal power that you receive when you occupy a certain position in your organization. Depending on the position, it gives you authority within the company.