Supervisors Cannot Eliminate an Informal Organization

question 80

Multiple Choice

Supervisors cannot eliminate an informal organization:

• A) Because the grapevine will always alert group members of the supervisors' intention to do so.
• B) Unless they befriend the group's leader, which will cause the group to turn on the leader and then disband.
• C) Because they did not establish the organization.
• D) Until they create jobs for their employees that meet all of the employees' social and security needs.

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