Trina Is a Successful Manager in a Mid-Sized Male-Dominated Manufacturing

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Trina is a successful manager in a mid-sized male-dominated manufacturing company.She expects immediate compliance when she gives an order and rarely explains the reason for her commands to subordinates.She also tends to focus her attention and efforts on the task at hand,preferring to deal with task-based issues rather than more global concerns.Joyce holds a comparable position with another company.Unlike Trina,Joyce tends to focus her attention on more global concerns and tries to explain the reasoning behind any orders she gives to subordinates.Which of these two managers is more likely to report gender discrimination because of their different leadership styles?

• A)Joyce is more likely to report gender discrimination.
• B)Trina is more likely to report gender discrimination.
• C)Both are equally likely to experience gender discrimination.
• D)Neither is likely to experience gender discrimination.
• E)This cannot be determined from the information given.

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