A manager relies on his director (immediate supervisor) for advice about enrolling in graduate school to prepare for a career as a nurse executive
The director may exercise what kinds of power in the relationship with the manager in this advisory situation?
a. Expert, coercive, and referent
b. Reward, connection, and information
c. Referent, expert, and information
d. Reward, referent, and information
ANS: C
Because the director is in a leadership role, he comes with knowledge or expertise that is required to assume a leadership role, and he has information that he is willing to share, which gives him the power of information. The employee sees him as credible and seeks his advice, which gives him referent power.
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What will be an ideal response?
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