The Project Manager Depends on Legitimate Authority to Gain the Cooperation

question 31

True/False

The project manager depends on legitimate authority to gain the cooperation of the many departments in the organization that may be asked to supply technology, information, resources and personnel to the project.

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Definitions:

Capital

Human-made resources (buildings, machinery, and equipment) used to produce goods and services; goods that do not directly satisfy human wants; also called capital goods. One of the four economic resources.

Featherbedding

A labor practice where unions require employers to hire more workers than are necessary, typically to protect or create jobs.

Unneeded Workers

Employees or labor that are surplus to the requirements of a current production process or economic system.

Union Workers

Employees who are members of a labor union, an organization that represents workers in negotiations with employers over wages, benefits, and working conditions.