As Organizations Increasingly Rely on Knowledge Rather Than on Machines

question 45

Multiple Choice

As organizations increasingly rely on knowledge rather than on machines and physical resources as the means of production, employees will:

• A)become more tolerant of their boss's legitimate power.
• B)become less willing to use organizational politics to get their way.
• C)gain more referent power in the workplace.
• D)lose power in the labour market.
• E)gain expert power in the workplace.

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