Karl was put on probation for a string of customer complaints about his poor service and professionalism. His supervisor was using ______ power.
A. socialized
B. coercive
C. referent
D. reward
E. expert
B. coercive
Coercive power, which all managers have, results from managers' authority to punish their employees. Punishment can range from verbal or written reprimands to demotions or terminations.
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The following set of items describes activities completed by a company in purchasing and paying for merchandise. For each activity, identify whether or not the activity adheres to or violates sound internal control procedures. Checks are signed by designated officers in the finance department
a. Adheres to sound internal control procedures b. Violates sound internal control procedures c. Neither strengthens nor violates internal control
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. An example of a trading bloc is the European Union. 2. Mexico is part of NAFTA. 3. The rate at which one country's currency can be swapped for another country's currency is called the substitution rate. 4. An inherent weakness of the European Union is that stronger countries may have to rescue weaker ones that are in financial crisis.
Which of the following is the process of influencing the audience to agree with your recommendation or request?
A) Professionalism B) Clarification C) Conciseness D) Persuasion E) Empathy
The DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE statement can be used to ____.
A. assist with the creation of a cursor B. assist with the creation of an exception C. assist with creating functions D. assist with debugging your code