Abraham Lincoln once said: “Nearly everyone can stand adversity, but if you want to test a person’s true character, give him power”.

• A) False.
• B) True.
• C)
• D)

The power a person exercises as a result of his/her position in the formal hierarchy is called:

• A) Expert power.
• B) Coalition power.
• C) Legitimate power.
• D) Referent power.

Which of the following factor(s) is/are most likely to reduce organizational motivation?

• A) Over-commitment
• B) Meaningless task
• C) All of the given options
• D) Lack of clear goals

In which of the following stage, high levels of task performance are not the group’s top priority?

• A) Storming
• B) Forming
• C) Adjourning
• D) Norming

Which of the following sources of power originates from the leader’s ability to reward something of value or withhold that?

• A) Expert power
• B) Referent power
• C) Coercive power
• D) Reward Power

Which of the following are two general groupings of power?

• A) Informal and personal
• B) Personal and formal
• C) Informational and personal
• D) Informal and legitimate

The phenomenon of manipulating information so that it will be seen more favorably by the receiver is called:

• A) Suffering from communication apprehension
• B) Using politically correct communication
• C) Filtering information
• D) Using selective perception

A leader gains influence due to expertise and knowledge. The leader focuses on which of the following concepts?

• A) Coercive power
• B) Legitimate power
• C) Referent power
• D) Expert power

Which of the following stage is completed when members begin thinking of themselves as part of a group?

• A) Storming
• B) Norming
• C) Forming
• D) Performing

Historian Lord Acton once said, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

• A) False.
• B) True.
• C)
• D)

Which of the following are basic approaches to motivation?

• A) All of the given options
• B) Individual differences approach
• C) Organization approach
• D) Managerial approach

Which of the following two sources of power can earn subordinates’ commitment for a leader?

• A) Legitimate and referent
• B) Expert and reward
• C) Reward and authority
• D) Referent and expert

_______________ treats motivation as a characteristic of the individual.

• A) Organization approach
• B) All of the given options
• C) Managerial approach
• D) Individual differences approach

With increasing employee empowerment, the power base in the organizations generally:

• A) Diminishes
• B) Remains stable
• C) Sometimes diminishes sometimes expands
• D) Expands

It is possible for an organization to be politics free, if all members of that organization hold the same goals and interests, however, that is not the organization most people work in.

• A) False
• B) True
• C)
• D)

Which of the following power is not included among person powers?

• A) Expert power
• B) Charismatic power
• C) Legitimate power
• D) Referent power

Cultures characterized by low trust, role ambiguity, unclear performance evaluation systems, zero-sum reward allocation practices, democratic decision making, high pressures for performance, and self-serving senior managers will create breeding grounds for politicking.

• A) True.
• B) False
• C)
• D)

Maslow’s hierarchy has five levels of needs. Which of the following is Not one of those levels?

• A) Social needs
• B) Safety needs
• C) Self-actualization needs
• D) Animal needs

What are the five stages of group development?

• A) Initiation, evolution, maturation, degeneration, termination
• B) Introduction, development, production, deterioration, adjournment
• C) Generation, implementation, construction, production, termination
• D) Forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning

Which of the following sources of power originates from the leader’s ability to punish or control?

• A) Reward power
• B) Expert power
• C) Coercive power
• D) Referent power