Select the choice which best completes the statement, or answers the question, by clicking on the corresponding letter.
Consider the following statements about POWER & INFLUENCE: select the least true statement
Power describes the ability to influence others
Power is a property of the leader
Leadership is about influencing the behaviour of others
The exercise of power may be perceived by followers in either negative or positive terms
The type of behaviour used intentionally to influence the attitudes and behaviour of another person is usually called an influence tactic. Which of the following is least likely to be classified as an Influence tactic?
PRESSURE
INGRATIATION
CONSULTATION
LEGITIMATING
EXCHANGE
APPRISING
RATIONAL PERSUASION
PERSONALITY
Select the best theory to explain conflict between groups and their members and employee behaviour
Perception Theory
Contingency Theory
Leadership Theory
Social Identity Theory
Motivation Theory
Scholars have identified several types of power – select the item that is NOT a type of power listed in the text book by Cole and Kelly (2011)
Referent
Managerial
Expert
Coercive
Legitimate
Affiliation
Informational
Reward
Consider the stages of group development devised by Tuckman (1965). What is the name given to stage described as: “Conflict is settled, cooperation develops”