In the Political Science Office, Professors Must Send Any Budget

question 20

Multiple Choice

In the political science office, professors must send any budget requests through a secretary if they want a department chair or the administration to see them.The secretary can quietly support a particular professor's work and priorities.Consequently, professors who try to influence the secretary can be said to be engaged in politics, since it is about "who gets what, when, and how." What makes the university office politics different than the sort studied by political scientists?

• A) It involves only a small group of people, not a larger population.
• B) It does not involve conflicts over the leadership, structure, and policies of governments.
• C) The use of power and influence within the department is rarely consequential, whereas it definitely can be in larger societies.
• D) It cannot involve violence and physical conflict.

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Definitions:

Naturalistic Observation

A research method in which subjects are observed in their natural environment without any manipulation by the observer.

Socially Dominant

A trait describing individuals who tend to assume leadership and influence over others in social settings.

Quantitative

Refers to a research strategy that focuses on quantifying the collection and analysis of data.

Qualitative

Concerned with descriptions and characteristics that cannot be easily measured or quantified, focusing on the quality rather than the quantity of data.