During a Job Interview, Jim Was Told by One of the Team

question 69

Multiple Choice

During a job interview, Jim was told by one of the team leaders that the company uses lessons of experience to promote continuous change and improvement. Jim interviewed for a job in which kind of organisation?

• A) A learning organisation
• B) A Theory X organisation
• C) A contingency organisation
• D) A bureaucratic organisation
• E) A mature organisation

Identify and explain the role of conformity and nonconformity within groups.

Distinguish between primary and secondary groups and their characteristics.

Recognize how ethnocentrism and social identity theory explain intergroup attitudes and behaviors.

Describe the effects of normative and informational influence on individuals' behavior in groups.

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Definitions:

Sierra Club

An environmental organization established in the United States to promote conservation of the natural environment.

Conservation

The protection and preservation of the natural environment, including plants, animals, and natural resources, to prevent exploitation and degradation.

Preservation

The act of maintaining or conserving something in its original or existing state, often applied to cultural, historical, and environmental endeavors.

Gifford Pinchot

An American forester and politician who served as the first Chief of the US Forest Service and was a key figure in the conservation movement.