In Today's Modern Organization the Base for Power and Politics

question 136

Multiple Choice

In today's modern organization the base for power and politics rests on a system of authority.Which of the following statements about legitimacy regarding power is inaccurate?

• A)The unstated underpinning of legitimacy in most organizations is an implicit technical and moral order.
• B)In U.S.firms,"higher authority" denotes those close to the top of the corporate pyramid.
• C)In other societies,"higher authority" does not have a bureaucratic or organizational reference but consists of those with moral authority such as tribal chiefs,religious leaders,etc.
• D)In firms,the legitimacy of those at the top increasingly derives from their positions as representatives for various constituencies.
• E)Senior managers may justify their lofty positions within organizations by separating themselves from stockholders.

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