Stahelski and Frost (1989) measured how often the various forms of power were used in three different organizations. They found that:
a. in all three organizations, referent and reward power were used less often than the other types of power
b. legitimate, reward and coercive power were predominantly used in all three organizations
c. as the number of employees supervised increased, the use of coercive power increased
d. as the number of employees supervised increased, the use of referent and reward power increased
e. the largest of the three organizations employed significantly more legitimate power than the smaller organizations
Ans: c
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