Power Quiz

1. 1. This type of power tells nothing about whether

   a person is a good or poor leader; it only says that he or she is of a formal elevated rank

   in the organization

2. 2. _______________ is based on employees’ perceptions that a

   person or leader has the ability to offer them benefits based on meeting the person’s or

   leader’s directives.

3. 3. _____________-often works through fear, and it forces

   people to do something that ordinarily they would not choose to do

The most extreme example of ___________ is government dictators who threaten

physical harm for non-compliance.

__________ is the perception that a certain person has an

elevated level of knowledge or a specific skill set that others do not have

____________is often called charisma—the ability to attract others, win their admiration, and hold them spellbound.

Leaders with ___________ _______ are deeply admired and respected because of who

they are or who they have proven to be

It is the ability of one person to achieve compliance by others who change how they behave as a result of the power being exerted

• Power as decision-making

• Power as Thought-control

• Power as Agenda-Setting

In governmental power, this can be seen in decisions made 'behind closed doors'

and in the 'corridors of power', where who is deciding and why it is seldom clear. In such

contexts, power is held not only by elected officials but also by the whisperers and

assistants who set up meetings, shape agendas, and write the minutes

• Power as decision-making

• Power as Agenda Setting

• Power as thought-control

This can be seen as similar to the Marxist

view of ideological power, where the ability to control what people think of as being

'right' can lead to acceptance of biased decisions without question.

• Power as thought-control

• Power as agenda setting

• Power as decision making