Ricardo Is the Lead on a New Project at Work

question 85

Multiple Choice

Ricardo is the lead on a new project at work, and it is essential that he make a good impression on top management. He recently had his first staff meeting to solve a fairly large problem with the project, and it did not go well. The whole staff of 10 was there, which he thought would lead to buy-in from the group. Instead the group did not get much done in that meeting.Ricardo opened the meeting by suggesting to the group that he had put a lot of thought into the problem and that perhaps they should use his ideas to solve the problem. He spent the meeting explaining why this should occur and went on to dismiss any alternatives. Ricardo was practicing

• A)social loafing.
• B)groupthink.
• C)individual dominance.
• D)goal displacement.
• E)intellectual stimulation.

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