Pat Has Just Graduated from College and Has Two Job

question 52

Multiple Choice

Pat has just graduated from college and has two job offers. One pays $45,000 and requires that Pat supervise employees doing construction work on a busy highway. The other is an office job that pays $40,000. Chris has received the same offers from the same firms. Pat values the added safety of the office job at $6,000 per year, and Chris values the added safety of the office job at $3,000 per year. Pat will be better off taking the ______ job and Chris will be better off taking the ______ job.

• A)office; office
• B)office; highway
• C)highway; office
• D)highway; highway

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Definitions:

Power-Balancing Tactics

Strategies used by individuals or groups within organizations to equalize power distribution and reduce power disparities.

Coercive Power

The power to force someone to do something by threatening, punishing, or using other forms of pressure.

Legitimate Power

The power a person receives as a result of their position in the formal hierarchy of an organization.

Referent Power

A form of influence based on the charisma and interpersonal appeal of the power-holder, rather than on formal positions or commands.