Coercive Power Is _____________

question 19

Multiple Choice

Coercive power is _____________.

• A) the power exercised by use of fear of punishment for errors of omission or commission by employees
• B) the power of persuasion exercised by a charismatic leader to get compliance from reluctant subordinates
• C) the type that arises from manager access, control, and distribution of information that is not freely available to everyone in an organization
• D) the ability of the leader or manager to confer rewards for positive behaviors or outcomes

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Definitions:

Task Analysis

A systematic process of breaking down a job into its component tasks in order to identify how it can be done effectively.

Costs Estimation

The process of predicting or approximating the cost of completing a project or producing a good.

Engineering Method

A systematic approach to planning, designing, and managing projects by applying engineering principles and practices.

Least Squares

A mathematical method used to find the best-fitting curve to a given set of points by minimizing the sum of the squares of the offsets ("the residuals") of the points from the curve.