Misc.
Powers
Politics
Strengths
Competitors
100

Personal power a heart surgeon has. 

What is expert power?

100

Trust between customers and Costco's product quality because of curated selection and testing 

What is expert power?

100

Costco uses thing to maintain DEI policies.

What is political skills?

100

Starting job to higher positions

What is growth?

100

Costco's major competitor

What is Sam's Club?

200

Upward influence we can have on our professor

What is rational persuasion?

200

Costco's high wages and generous benefit, used to motive employees

What is reward power?

200

Costco avoids _______ to stay clear of partisan politics.

What is political behavior?

200

Costco's priorities 

What is employees and customers?
200

Expert power shown in Costco but not in Sam's. 

What is sourcing, testing, and quality control? 

300

Effectiveness of ingratiation.

What is least effective?

300

Power is shown when Costco uses authority to set strict pricing and packaging rules for suppliers 

What is legitimate power?

300

Person does what they can to support goals by putting selfless efforts to benefit organization 

What is politicking?

300

Costco eliminates this type of behavior between managers and employees

What is favoritism? 

300

Costco uses this to help grain feedback from employees, Sam's is more corporate central 

What is consultation? 

400

Creation of dependence. 

What is importance, non-sustainability, and scarcity?

400

Least common at Costco, they avoid fear-based management

What is coercive power?

400

This approach causes more employees to engage in politicking

Zero-sum approach

400

Costco's rewards handed to employees for their hard work

What is merit-based? 

400

Sam's has that Costco doesn't 

What is... 

Scan and go

Lower membership fees

Order and pickup 

500

Power used by Oklahoma University student for arguing about her essay score. 

What is coercive power?

500

Employees follow experienced managers because of skills and credibility. 

What is referent power?

500

Employees when they convert their powers into actions 

What is politics? 

500

Costco constant need to improve

What is organizational effectiveness ?

500
Bonuses handed out to employees by both companies. 

What is reward power?