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9 January, 04:00

Arnold is the director of an advertising firm. Being the MD, he has the potential or capacity to affect the behavior of his subordinates in a fruitful direction as the company requires. However, he fails to exercise this capacity and mostly sticks to important paper work.

In this context, which of the following statements is most likely to be true about Arnold?

a. Arnold holds power, but he fails to influence his subordinates.

b. Arnold has no power to influence.

c. Arnold holds minimal power, but he uses it to influence his subordinates.

d. Arnold has no capacity to influence.

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  1. 9 January, 04:11
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    The correct option is A

    Explanation:

    Arnold has the potential and capacity which means he has the power but instead he chooses to stick to important paperwork which makes him fail in influencing his subordinates.
  2. 9 January, 06:38
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    Arnold holds power but fails to influence his subordinates (A)

    Explanation:

    Arnold been an MD gives him the required power, capacity and potential to influence his subordinates effectively but he fails to do that in the context because he only sticks to important paperwork which might influence he works of his subordinate but he might not influence the other aspects of his subordinates if he sticks to only important paper works.

    Being the MD in any kind of firm comes with some special responsibility and power other than just important work, the MD should be able to have a good influence on his subordinates work ethics as well as other aspects of the job they perform.
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