How Does a Supervisor Initiate In-Group or Out-Group Relationships with Subordinates

question 41

Multiple Choice

How does a supervisor initiate in-group or out-group relationships with subordinates?

• A) The decision may be based on personal compatibility and subordinate competence.
• B) Assignment into a group is based on the results of the supervisor's least-preferred coworker scale.
• C) Subordinates are allowed to move freely between the in-group and out-group.
• D) Newer employees comprise the in-group until they learn their jobs, at which point they transfer to the out-group.
• E) The relationships develop in a random, unpredictable fashion.

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Definitions:

Utility Functions

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Marginal Rate of Substitution

The rate at which a consumer is willing to give up one good in exchange for another good while maintaining the same level of utility.

Wheat

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Milk

A nutritious white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals, widely consumed as a beverage or used as an ingredient in cooking.