Shane Dermott Is a Manager at a Software Design Firm

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Multiple Choice

Shane Dermott is a manager at a software design firm that develops software programs for clients using multiple teams of specialists. One of his most successful teams has been performing very well for years and so it came as a surprise to Shane when he noticed a sharp drop in the team's performance. He decided to speak with the team individually and find a solution. After interviewing all 7 team members, he determined that one of the team members performed routine administrative tasks that were hardly visible to any of the other team members and understood that this was a case of social loafing which demotivated the entire group. Which of the following would most likely improve the performance of the employee who was social loafing?

• A) encouraging him to work more independently
• B) making him individually responsible for definite and crucial tasks
• C) providing him with administrative training
• D) giving him additional assignments to complete
• E) empowering him to make decisions autonomously

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Definitions:

Global Scope

The area in a program where a variable or function is accessible from any point in the code after its declaration.

Global Arrays

Arrays that are declared outside all functions and are accessible from any point in a program.

Global Arrays

Global arrays are arrays that are declared outside of any function or class and can be accessed and modified from any part of the program.

Static

A keyword in programming that makes a variable or function persistent throughout the life of a program.