AdvancedTech Industries Is a Manufacturing Company That Is Structured in a Way

question 76

Multiple Choice

AdvancedTech Industries is a manufacturing company that is structured in a way that its employees have dual managers improving their performance and efficiency. Salma, an employee at AdvancedTech, develops a conflict because she is a shared resource and needs to report to an experienced functional manager as well as a relatively new project manager. Identify the type of conflict in this situation.

• A) Structural conflict
• B) Personal conflict
• C) Strategic conflict
• D) Interpersonal conflict

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