Which of the Following Statements Regarding Upward Influence Is Accurate

question 131

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding upward influence is accurate?

• A)While helping higher-ups be more effective can help employees gain more power for themselves,there is no gain for those same employees from allowing those below to influence them.
• B)Asian American and Caucasian American managers use different tactics in influencing their superiors than they utilize in influencing their subordinates.
• C)As organization complexity grows,the need for upward influence decreases.
• D)Downward influence examples include forming an alliance or a perceived alliance with a higher up and appealing to a higher authority.

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Definitions:

Unrealized Gain

A profit that exists on paper resulting from an investment that has increased in value but has not yet been sold.

Commercial Substance

The notion that a transaction significantly alters the cash flows that the economic entity would otherwise expect.

Joint Venture

A business arrangement in which two or more parties agree to pool their resources for the purpose of accomplishing a specific task, project, or business activity.

Fair Value

The monetary return from asset divestiture or the financial responsibility for liability transfer occurring in an organized marketplace exchange at the valuation juncture.