A Production Department in a Company Has Been Experiencing Several

question 55

Multiple Choice

A production department in a company has been experiencing several production problems for the past few months. When production managers investigate, they discover that materials management always buys inputs from the lowest-cost sources of supply and makes no attempt to develop the kind of long-term relationships with suppliers that can raise the quality and reliability of inputs. At which stage of Pondy's model of organizational conflict is the company in?

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

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

A defense mechanism where an individual expresses feelings or behaviors that are opposite to their actual feelings, often to hide their true emotions.

Doubts About His Religion

Experiencing uncertainty or questioning the beliefs and practices of one's religion, which can be a part of spiritual growth or lead to changes in religious identification.

Defense Mechanism

Tactics employed by the subconscious mind to adjust, deny, or warp reality as a means to guard against feelings of unease and unwanted desires.

Reaction Formation

is a psychological defense mechanism where a person behaves in the opposite way to their actual feelings in order to hide their true emotions.