When Workers Think of Themselves as "Family Members," "Teammates," or "Associates

question 15

Multiple Choice

When workers think of themselves as "family members," "teammates," or "associates" rather than "employees," we can say that the corporation has successfully persuaded workers to ______.

• A) adopt managerial discourse into their everyday narratives of self-identity
• B) create meaningful relationships with their co-workers that replace employees' needs for their outside of work relationships
• C) foster bigger realms of influence so that they can significantly impact their co-workers (or "teammates" and "family members")
• D) avoid having an identity crisis at work, thus leading to more worker productivity

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Definitions:

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Micro-to-Macro Continuum

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Social Work

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