Author Question: Jim Bosley is a corporate manager for a large corporation. He has the authority to approve projects ... (Read 38 times)

karlynnae · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Jim Bosley is a corporate manager for a large corporation. He has the authority to approve projects of the organization's subsidiaries. He knows that his PRIMARY source of power is his ________.

A) irreplaceability
B) control over contingencies
C) control over resources
D) referent power

Question 2

During group meetings, Douglas is never able to discuss his idea for reducing energy usage in the office. He has a detailed, well thought out plan for how to accomplish this. He thinks it is a really great idea that can save the company money.

But, within the current context, he does not even have a chance to share his ideas. Douglas should focus his efforts on ________.
A) researching his idea more
B) controlling the agenda
C) finding out how his employees view him
D) asking outside sources to validate his idea