Which of the Following Statements About Countervailing Power in Organizational

question 130

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about countervailing power in organizational relationships is TRUE?

• A)Countervailing power is like an umbrella; it prevents anyone else from having any power over you.
• B)Countervailing power is used by the stronger party to prevent the weaker party from leaving the relationship.
• C)Countervailing power is the weaker party's power to maintain the stronger party's continued participation in the relationship.
• D)Countervailing power is one of the ways that people have power by coping with uncertainty.
• E)Countervailing power is a personality characteristic of people who crave power.

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Definitions:

DfA

Stands for "Design for All", which is an approach to design that aims to make products and environments accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of age, ability, or status.

DfWG

Degrees of Freedom Within Groups, a term used in statistics to describe the number of independent values or quantities which can vary in the analysis without violating any given constraints.

Mean Square

A measure used in ANOVA that is calculated by dividing the sum of squares by its degrees of freedom.