Employees Have More Expert Power Today Than a Few Decades

question 134

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 these explanations.

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Definitions:

Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (vmPFC)

A part of the frontal lobe in the brain associated with the processing of risk and fear, decision-making, and emotional responses.

Amygdala

A region of the brain within the temporal lobe, involved in the processing of emotions such as fear, anger, and pleasure.

Moral Development

The process through which individuals learn to distinguish right from wrong and to develop the right attitudes and behaviors towards societal rules.

Elaboration

A memory strategy in which one imagines a scene or story to link the material to be remembered.