BUS1010 Quiz 2

anika bananga, a ceo, is a black women raised in africa. while introducing her to work associates, it would be most politically correct to say "i would like you to meet anika, our ___"

CEO

sending thank-you notes to large numbers of people is regarded as a

basic, but effective, political techniques

____ is the most successful influence outcome

commitment

a major moderating variable in the use of rational persuasion is the

credibility of the influence agent

the employees of an organization are told that if they don't work for a minimum of 3 extra hours every week, they would not be considered for promotions. this is an example of

deliberate machiavellianism

studies have shown that employees working in an ethical environment tend to

deliver superior performance

a leader acquires prestige power through

developing an outside reputation

an important park of making an inspirational appeal is to

display emotion as needed

edwin, an engineer in a construction material manufacturing company, always strives to give his best because he is aware that he is contributing to something larger and would be recognized for it. in can be inferred from the this scenario that

employees who work in an ethical environment tend to be better motivated

according to the idea of entitlement, some corporate executives behave unethically because they feel they are

entitled to whatever they can get away with or steal

derek is a hands-on leader, so he is likely to

get involved directly in solving customer problems

a study of empowerment in a firm with operations in the us, mexico, poland, and india found that empowerment was negatively associated with job satisfaction among the workers in

india

margaret has machiavellian tendencies so she is likely to

manipulate other people for her personal gain

corporate social responsibility centers on a firms

positive contribution to society

a leader must acquire _____ in order to influence others

power

chief financial officer justin took his family on an asian vacation using the company jet. he excuses his behavior by stating "my family and i were spreading goodwill around the world for the company" therefore justin tried to defend his actions by

rationalizing

the best example of personal power would be power stemming from the

relevant expertise a person brings to the job

_______ power stems from a leader's authority to respond to the consequences of people's actions

reward

rita is a leader of high integrity. according to the technical meaning of integrity, rita will

stick to the principles she thinks are right

a major source of individual differences in ethics and morality amond leaders is

their level of greed, gluttony, and avarice