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Defending turf is a method of political self-protection


1. __________ is a political self-protection approach of redirecting responsibility by claiming to be an early supporter of something that turns out to be successful, or one who had initial reservations if a programs fails. 
a) passing the buck. 
b) buffing (or rigorous documentation). 
c) preparing a blind memo. 
d) rewriting history. 
e) scapegoating. 


2. __________ is a political self-protection approach of redirecting responsibility by blaming the problem on someone or some group that has difficulty engaging in self-defense. 
a) passing the buck. 
b) buffing (or rigorous documentation). 
c) preparing a blind memo. 
d) rewriting history. 
e) scapegoating. 


3. Defending turf is a method of political self-protection that can result from one of the following situations__________. 
a) minimized commitment to a course of action. 
b) managers seeking to improve their power by attempting to expand the jobs their groups perform. 
c) organizations having various departments and groups with aligning interests. 
d) teams working closely together. 
e) managers sacrificing their personal interests for the sake of their departments. 

4. CEOs and employees alike may justify unethical behavior by all of the following EXCEPT: 
a) the behavior is not really illegal and so could be moral. 
b) the action appears to be in the firm- best interests. 
c) the action is in the individual- self-interest. 
d) the action is unlikely to be detected. 
e) the action appears to demonstrate loyalty to the boss, the firm, or short-term stockholder interests. 

5. __________________ theory suggests that public corporations can function effectively even though its managers are self-interested and do not automatically bear the full consequences of their managerial actions. 
a) representative. 
b) agency. 
c) empowerment. 
d) legitimate power. 
e) indifference theory. 




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