If you are looking to improve your flexibility, what should you ...

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If you are looking to improve your flexibility, what should you do?
 
  A) Look for a position that has existed for a long time. All the problems associated with the position have been worked through.
  B) Look to be a participant at the formation of a group.
  C) Look to be a participant in a group later in its life cycle; in that way you can avoid all the conflict.
  D) Look to work in a company that values reliable performance.

Question 2

If you want to increase your power by having information routed through your position and by increasing the technical sophistication of your work, what have you increased?
 
  A) Centrality of your position
  B) Latitude and flexibility of your job
  C) The visibility of your job
  D) The decision-making opportunities of your job

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B
Explanation: A) Incorrect. A flexible position has few rules or established routines governing how work should be done. The number of rules governing a position seems to be positively correlated with the number of individuals who have previously occupied it. For this reason, you should choose a position where you can get in at the beginning of its life cycle.
B) Correct. A flexible position has few rules or established routines governing how work should be done. The number of rules governing a position seems to be positively correlated with the number of individuals who have previously occupied it. For this reason, you should choose a position where you can get in at the beginning of its life cycle.
C) Incorrect. A flexible position has few rules or established routines governing how work should be done. The number of rules governing a position seems to be positively correlated with the number of individuals who have previously occupied it. For this reason, you should choose a position where you can get in at the beginning of its life cycle.
D) Incorrect. A company that rewards reliability and predictability will discourage discretion and innovation.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Correct. Centrality refers to your level of access to information in a communication network.
B) Incorrect. Latitude and flexibility refer to the amount of discretion vested in a particular position. The correct answer is that you have increased the centrality of your position. Centrality refers to your level of access to information in a communication network.
C) Incorrect. Visibility refers to the number of influential people in the organization who see your work. The correct answer is that you have increased the centrality of your position. Centrality refers to your level of access to information in a communication network.
D) Incorrect. Decision making is one aspect of flexibility. The correct answer is that you have increased the centrality of your position. Centrality refers to your level of access to information in a communication network.