A Software Engineer Was Able to Get Placed into a Group

question 170

Multiple Choice

A software engineer was able to get placed into a group working on the most critical part of a new software program. She also made a habit of arriving at work around 5 a.m., knowing that some of the top corporate leaders would arrive that early once in a while. This software engineer's actions increased her power mainly through:

• A)increased coercive power.
• B)increased discretion.
• C)decreased nonsubstitutability.
• D)increased legitimate power.
• E)increased visibility.

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Population Mean

The average value of a population's characteristics, calculated by summing all individual values and dividing by the number of individuals.

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Variation

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