WATCH MINI CASE: Bob Is Interviewing for High-Level Managerial Jobs

question 22

Multiple Choice

WATCH MINI CASE: Bob is interviewing for high-level managerial jobs in the Boston area. He decides that, in order to make himself more appealing for the job, he should wear expensive suits and carry expensive business accessories. To this end, he has decided to purchase an Icon watch, because Bob perceives that Icon watches are expensive and typically worn by people with high social status. In fact, Icon specifically targets its wristwatches to image-conscious business executives and has its best results focusing its marketing efforts on men between the ages of 35 and 50 living in affluent zip codes of New York City and its surrounding suburbs.
-In the WATCH MINI CASE, seeking a job with higher income and greater prestige, Bob is trying to exercise ________.

• A) downward mobility
• B) conspicuous consumption
• C) downward comparison
• D) power
• E) upward mobility

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Definitions:

Line-and-Staff Structure

An organizational framework combining direct revenue-producing roles (line) with supportive roles (staff) to provide expertise and advice.