1. As people become more powerful they tend to become less goal-oriented, less motivated, and more focused on gaining additional power.

   True

   False

Question 31

1. A supervisor pushes employee performance by constantly checking their work, reminding them of their deadlines, and threatens to put their unknown failures on the company notice board. Which of the following forms of influence is this supervisor using?

   		Legitimate
   		Silent authority
   		Referent
   		Assertiveness
   		Persuasion

Question 32

1. In the communication process, filtering occurs when:

   		the sender carefully selects words that the receiver is most likely to understand correctly.
   		the receiver removes noise from the communication process so that the sender's message is more accurately understood.
   		people communicate mainly positive information about themselves by screening out negative information.
   		an organization is able to prevent grapevine communication by sending the information more quickly through newsletters and other formal communication channels.
   		the receiver avoids receiving messages from a sender, such as by avoiding the person or deliberately not reading e-mail messages.

Question 33

1. Organizational politics typically involves:

   		an unconscious attempt to increase your own power.
   		a conscious attempt to motivate others to work harder for the firm.
   		attempts to influence others to promote personal objectives.
   		helping other employees to fulfill their needs through organizational activities.
   		setting up stricter policies.