When the Goals of Two or More People Are Interconnected

question 38

True/False

When the goals of two or more people are interconnected so that only one can achieve the goal-such as running a race in which there will be only one winner-it is a competitive situation, also known as a non-zero-sum (or distributive) situation.

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