When a Foreman Orders an Assembly-Line Employee to Carry Out

question 13

Multiple Choice

When a foreman orders an assembly-line employee to carry out a task that the employee perceives as unethical, yet the employee feels compelled to do it because of the foreman's position, the foreman is exercising

• A)legitimate power.
• B)expert power.
• C)reward power.
• D)coercive power.
• E)referent power.

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