Question

Stephanie, a manager, came into your office last week to complain about her employees. "I just don’t get the respect I deserve," she whined. "Don’t they understand that I’m their manager? My title alone should make them respect me more!"?Type of power usedA) CoerciveB) legitimateC) ReferentD) ExpertE) Reward

Answer 1

A. Coercive

Step-by-step explanation:

Stephanie, the manager seems to be demanding respect from her subordinates in a forceful way.

To coerce means to persuade an unwilling person to do something by threats or force.

Stephanie is frustrated because her method of coercion has failed to work on her subordinates so she has gone to report to a higher authority.