As Organizations Rely Increasingly on Knowledge Rather Than on Machines

question 108

Multiple Choice

As organizations rely increasingly on knowledge rather than on machines and physical resources as the means of production, employees:

• A)are gaining expert power in the workplace.
• B)are losing any power in the labor market.
• C)are gaining more referent power in the workplace.
• D)are becoming more tolerant of their boss's legitimate power.
• E)are becoming less willing to use organizational politics to get their way.

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