A Production Manager Agrees in a Meeting to Modify an Order

question 66

Multiple Choice

A production manager agrees in a meeting to modify an order for the sales department, but then ignores the request later because of the ongoing conflict between the two departments. This passive aggressive type of behavior occurs in which stage of Pondy's model of organizational conflict?

• A) expressed conflict
• B) perceived conflict
• C) manifest conflict
• D) conflict aftermath

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Definitions:

Expenditure

The action of spending funds or the amount of money spent on various items or services.

Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on how high a price can be charged for a product or service, intended to protect consumers.

Quantity Supplied

The total amount of a good or service that sellers are willing and able to sell at a given price over a specified period.

Excess Demand

A situation where the quantity of a good or service demanded exceeds the quantity supplied at a given price, often leading to shortages.