This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Bruce is a middle manager who is in the running for an upper management position. During an ... (Read 61 times)

erika

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 522
Bruce is a middle manager who is in the running for an upper management position. During an interview with the hiring committee, he pays the most attention to an older gentlemen who seems to command a great deal of authority.
 
  Bruce watches the man's changes in facial expressions during his responses and modifies his answers accordingly. Bruce does not pay attention to or make eye contact with a woman on the end who is quiet and not as well dressed. It turns out that the woman on the end has the most authority in the hiring process and did not care for Bruce's lack of eye contact. She decided the team would keep searching for the right candidate. Bruce failed to ________.
  A) tap the source of functional power
  B) control the interview agenda
  C) build a coalition
  D) recognize who holds power

Question 2

Managers use all of the following political tactics to increase their individual power EXCEPT ________.
 
  A) controlling the agenda
  B) recognizing who has power
  C) making unilateral decisions
  D) building coalitions and alliances



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

dreamfighter72

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 355
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

C




erika

  • Member
  • Posts: 522
Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Wow, this really help


nanny

  • Member
  • Posts: 313
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

Did you know?

When blood is deoxygenated and flowing back to the heart through the veins, it is dark reddish-blue in color. Blood in the arteries that is oxygenated and flowing out to the body is bright red. Whereas arterial blood comes out in spurts, venous blood flows.

Did you know?

Although the Roman numeral for the number 4 has always been taught to have been "IV," according to historians, the ancient Romans probably used "IIII" most of the time. This is partially backed up by the fact that early grandfather clocks displayed IIII for the number 4 instead of IV. Early clockmakers apparently thought that the IIII balanced out the VIII (used for the number 8) on the clock face and that it just looked better.

Did you know?

There are more nerve cells in one human brain than there are stars in the Milky Way.

Did you know?

This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.

Did you know?

The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library