Power refers to an individual’s ability to control or influence others to do what they want them to do. There are six power principles. Select four of them and discuss the effect they have on relationships.

What will be an ideal response?


Discussions should be based on four of the following power principles: Power as: perception; relational concept; resource based; having less to lose; enabling/disabling; prerogative.

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The organization needs to hire a person belonging to which career sector? a) Sale b) Information management c) Consulting d) Education

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Patrick heads the sales group in his firm. The team likes working for Patrick because he is always available to them and helps them with any problems they might be facing, be it professional or personal

Which skill helps Patrick win his team members' respect and trust? a) Listening skil b) Future-oriented skill c) Conceptual skill d) Human skill

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According to your text, the process of getting to know others by gaining more information about them is called

a. initiating. b. approach behavior. c. networking. d. uncertainty reduction. e. All of these choices are correct.

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Why use the inverted pyramid?

a. Because that's just the way it's done b. Because it's a time-tested and reliable tool for news reporting and it gets the information to the reader in an efficient way c. Because if it was good enough for the reporters of the 1800s, it's good enough forreporters today d. Because the ice cream cone is a pleasing image

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