You Are a Management Consultant

question 91

Multiple Choice

You are a management consultant. A manager from Texaco asks you to summarize the best research evidence on the impact of French and Raven's five bases of power on job performance, job satisfaction, and turnover. Which of these would be a correct response?

• A)Reward power had stronger positive impacts than referent power.
• B)Legitimate power had stronger positive impacts than expert power.
• C)Referent power had a weaker positive impact than legitimate power.
• D)Expert and referent power had a generally positive impact.
• E)Coercive power had a positive impact on performance and a negative impact on satisfaction.

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Definitions:

Market Quantity

The total amount of a good or service that is bought and sold in a market.

Marginal Expenditure

The additional cost incurred by producing one more unit of a good or service.

Average Expenditure

The total amount spent on a specific good or service divided by the quantity purchased, indicating the average amount an individual pays for a unit of that good or service.

Extra Unit

Refers to an additional unit of production or service, considering marginal costs or benefits associated with producing or consuming one more unit.