Mark, a supervisor at Alliancez Corp., is friendly with his coworkers and develops potential allies by finding common interests among them. He does favors for them, and, in exchange, he gets a lot done through them. Which of the following is Mark using to build a power base?
a) developing alliances with others in the organization
b) hanging around with greedy, pushy, or unethical coworkers
d) seeking control over resources
d) establishing a close relationship with the manager