SPM – MCQ 113 – Types of power in management

Which one of the following is not source of manager’s power:
A. Reward
B. Coercive
C. Legitimate
D. Efferent

Correct answer : D. Efferent

Types of power:

• Reward power – Ability to give rewards
• Coercive power – Ability to withhold rewards or give punishment
• Legitimate power (position power) – Power bestowed upon a person by his / her position in an organisation
• Expert power – By virtue of one’s own knowledge
• Referent power – By virtue of one’s personality