When Negotiating the Allocation of Resources Across Departments, the Business

question 2

Multiple Choice

When negotiating the allocation of resources across departments, the business manager made sure that each department head had at least one of his or her highest priority needs addressed. This approach to exercising power is an example of

• A)generating resources.
• B)relaying on objective information.
• C)controlling the agenda.
• D)building alliances.
• E)making everyone a winner.

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