Cynthia, Juan, and Ahmed Are Managers at a Department Store

question 52

Multiple Choice

Cynthia, Juan, and Ahmed are managers at a department store. They have been notified by their district office, just as the extremely busy holiday season is to begin, that there are several significant changes about to take place in their organization. While none of them are enthusiastic about the changes, their reasons for "fighting back," as they put it, are different. Cynthia thinks it a bad idea to implement the changes during such a busy period. Juan realizes that the proposed changes will cause him to lose certain privileges that he is not willing to sacrifice. Ahmed, on the other hand, does not want to disturb the status quo and prefers the old ways of doing things.The behavior of Cynthia, Juan, and Ahmed exemplifies ________ change.

• A)total organization
• B)resistance to
• C)organizational
• D)reactive
• E)complacency toward

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Definitions:

Structuralists

An approach in sociology and anthropology that interprets society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.

Empiricism

A theory of knowledge asserting that information comes primarily from sensory experience and observation.

Universal Phenomena

Events, patterns, or characteristics that are found across all cultures and societies, transcending local or specific cultural customs.

Logocentrism

The prioritization of logic, reason, and language as the primary means of understanding or interpreting reality.