Read the Following Vignette and Answer the Subsequent Questions to the Best

question 43

Multiple Choice

Read the following vignette and Answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
Jean's best friend Janet recently got promoted to a management position in the company where they both work. The new job is associated with more pay and prestige at the company. Jean notices that Janet is spending more of her time, on and off the job, with her friends in management. Over dinner, Janet confides that she is really perturbed by the poor behavior of her former colleagues, that they have a bad attitude on the job but she doesn't know how to handle it now that she is their supervisor. Jean and Janet continue to be friends but they don't interact as much at work any more.
-Which social psychological perspective best explains Janet's change in attitudes and behavior after getting promoted to a management position?

• A) symbolic interaction
• B) social structure and personality
• C) group processes
• D) structural functionalism

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Definitions:

Shared Leadership

A leadership style where leadership roles and responsibilities are distributed within a team or organization rather than being held by a single leader.

Large Corporations

Companies or enterprises that operate on a vast scale, often internationally, with a significant number of employees and a large volume of business.

Employee-Owned Businesses

Businesses where the employees hold significant ownership stakes, often resulting in higher engagement and investment in the company's success.

Empowering Leadership

is a leadership style focused on empowering others to take initiative and make decisions to enhance their personal growth and the success of the organization.