Employees Have More Expert Power Today Than a Few Decades

question 151

Multiple Choice

Employees have more expert power today than a few decades ago because:

• A)fewer people now attend university than a few decades ago.
• B)referent and legitimate power are no longer valued in organizations.
• C)society is shifting from an industrial to a knowledge-based economy.
• D)employers have a higher power distance than in the past.
• E)of none of the above explanations.

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Definitions:

Genetic Linkage Studies

Studies in which researchers examine families that have a high incidence of a particular psychiatric disorder. Within these extended families the researchers look for the presence of particular traits (called genetic markers) that can be linked to the occurrence of the disorder.

Psychiatric Disorder

A mental disorder or illness that significantly interferes with an individual’s cognitive, emotional, or social abilities, often diagnosed and treated within the field of psychiatry.

Genetic Markers

Specific sequences of DNA or RNA that can be used to identify individuals or species and are often used to study the relationship between an inherited disease and its genetic cause.

Extended Families

A family structure that goes beyond the nuclear family, including relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins, often living close to or with each other.