Imagine That You Have Been Working in a Big Company

question 65

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you have been working in a big company for two years and you hope to be promoted to a managerial position.According to the dramaturgical perspective,you will increase your chances of being promoted if you

• A) invite your boss to a theater performance.
• B) never admit to your colleagues that you want to be promoted.
• C) pretend that you are going to leave the company soon.
• D) buy an expensive briefcase and wear formal clothes to work as you would do if you were a manager.

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Definitions:

Individuality

The quality or character of being an individual; possessing distinctive or unique characteristics, separate from others.

Groupthink

A phenomenon where the desire for harmony or conformity in a group leads to an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Devil's Advocate

A role adopted in discussions where an individual presents a contrary opinion or perspective for the sake of argument.

Social Loafing

The tendency for individuals to decrease their effort in pursuing a goal when working in a collaborative environment versus working on their own.