Ismail (Scenario) Ismail Graduated from College and Was Hired by a Corporation

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Ismail (Scenario)
Ismail graduated from college and was hired by a corporation that manufactured parts for the automotive industry. The employees on the assembly line seemed bored, and their motivation was low. Ismail's employer decided to reorganize, in an attempt to increase productivity.
-Ismail is offered a chance to help direct the efforts of some employees assigned to his work group. This is a chance for Ismail to experience ________.

• A) divisional structure
• B) authority
• C) responsibility
• D) functional structure

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Definitions:

Anal Character

A personality type that Freud theorized is characterized by orderliness, stubbornness, and a focus on control as a result of certain experiences during the anal stage of psychosexual development.

Dependence

A state in which there is a reliance on or need for something or someone for support or to function properly.

Regression

In psychology, regression is a defense mechanism that leads an individual to revert to a previous stage of development or to earlier, less sophisticated behaviors in response to stress or anxiety.

Transference

In psychoanalytic theory, the tendency to bring ways of thinking, feeling, and behavior that developed toward one important person into later relationships with different persons.