Which Developmental Assignment Would Be MOST Likely to Require Taking

question 78

Multiple Choice

Which developmental assignment would be MOST likely to require taking a temporary leave from one's job?

• A) serving as the department representative on a cross-functional team
• B) chairing a special task force to plan a major change or deal with a serious operational problem
• C) serving in a temporary liaison position in another organization
• D) developing and conducting a training program for the organizational unit

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Definitions:

Foot-in-the-door Technique

A persuasion strategy that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up to agree to a modest request.

Persuasion

The act of convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of emotional appeal.

Peripheral Arguments

Arguments that persuade by appealing to emotions or superficial associations rather than logic or reason.

Persuasion

The act or process of convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of emotional appeal.