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Influence, Power, Politics MCQ

According to the text, power and politics influence ______ in organizations.

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Correct Answer: Relationships

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The ______ describes organizational politics where the rules and policy guidelines are formal.

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Correct Answer: High ground

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The ______ describes a place where people engage in politics using personal influence and informal networks.

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Correct Answer: Weeds

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What is a possible consequence of staying out of organizational politics?

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Correct Answer: Getting passed over for promotions

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Politics can be used for positive results when people have the skills to hold the interests of the organization above their own interests, provide high levels of feedback to colleagues and direct reports, and maintain good working relation­ships to achieve results. Which of the following describes this type of skill?

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Correct Answer: Political skill

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Which of the following describes a negative effect of organizational politics?

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Correct Answer: Reduced organizational commit­ment and higher organizational turnover

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The extent to which you engage in polit­ical behavior depends on which of the following?

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Correct Answer: Your personality

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Which of the following describes personal factors for politics in organizations?

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Correct Answer: A Machiavellian personality and willingness to manipulate others and use power to advance one’s own self-interest

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Which of the following describes personal factors for politics in organizations?

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Correct Answer: A Machiavellian personality and willingness to manipulate others and use power to advance one’s own self-interest

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Which of the following describes organizational factors for politics in organizations?

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Correct Answer: Limited resources such as monetary rewards or promotions

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Which of the following influence tactics is likely to achieve a commitment result?

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Correct Answer: Inspirational appeals

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Which of the following correctly characterizes soft tactics?

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Correct Answer: Soft tac­tics are more likely to result in commitment.

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Which of the following type of reaction describes the consequence of an influence tactic when people are enthusiastic and fully in agreement with an action or decision and are motivated to put in the extra effort to successfully reach a goal?

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Correct Answer: Commitment

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Which of the following outcomes is the lowest level of commitment an employee can make as a result of influence tactics.

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Correct Answer: Compliance

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Which of the following describes the coalition-building influence tactic?

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Correct Answer: Reference to the support of others as a reason for someone to agree to a request

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Which of the following is a characterization of the rational appeals influence tactic?

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Correct Answer: The use of logic, reason, and evidence to convince another per­son that cooperation in a task is worthwhile

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Which of the following describes referent power?

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Correct Answer: The influence a leader gains over others when they desire to identify and be associated with him or her

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Which of the following describes legitimate power?

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Correct Answer: The leader’s officially sanctioned authority to ask others to do things

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The concept of power—the capacity to influence the actions of others—is inextricably linked with leadership. Being aware of why you are influ­enced by someone else helps you do which of the following?

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Correct Answer: Force compliance of rules upon other team members

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The awareness of others regarding your presence in an organization is known as ?

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Correct Answer: Visibility

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Upward appeals is the argument that the task has been requested by lower management, or a request to lower management to assist in gaining cooperation.

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Correct Answer: False

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Silent authority is an influencing tactic that relies on spoken but acknowledged power

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Correct Answer: False

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_________ is the extent to which someone uses incentives to influence the actions of others

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Correct Answer: Reward power

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_________ is the degree to which a leader can influence others through their desire to identify and be associated with them

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Correct Answer: Referent power

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The use of logic, reason, and evidence to convince another person that _______in a task is worthwhile is known as rational appeals

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Correct Answer: Cooperation

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The capacity to influence the actions of others is known as ?

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Correct Answer: Power

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Political skill is the ability to no understand and influence others for the bad of the organization

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Correct Answer: False

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Requests to cooperate on the basis of friendship or as a personal favor is known as ?

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Correct Answer: Personal appeals

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Organizational politics are Behavior that is formally sanctioned by the organization and that is focused on maximizing our self-interest, often at the expense of the organization or other employees.

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Correct Answer: False

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_______ is the degree to which a person has the right to ask others to do things that are considered within the scope of their authority

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Correct Answer: Legitimate power

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______ is the use of emotions to raise enthusiasm for the task by appealing to the values and ideals of others

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Correct Answer: Inspirational appeals

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A strategy of winning favor and putting oneself in the good graces of others before making a request is known as ?

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Correct Answer: Ingratiation

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_____ is a hard influencing tactic in which key information is withheld in order to manipulate outcomes

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Correct Answer: Information control

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Expert power is the ability to influence the behavior of others through the amount of knowledge or expertise possessed by an general on which others depend

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Correct Answer: Fasle

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Exchange is the promise of rewards to persuade same person to cooperate

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Correct Answer: False

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The Consultation offer of participation or consultation in the________process.

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Correct Answer: Decision-making

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Coercive power is a strategy by which a person controls the behavior of others through________

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Coalition building are Gathering the support of others as a reason for same person to agree to a request

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Correct Answer: False

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Assertiveness is the use of demands or threats to_______ someone to carry out a task.

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Correct Answer: Persuade

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