Arjun Was a Relatively New and Inexperienced Leader Assigned to an Experienced

question 114

Multiple Choice

Arjun was a relatively new and inexperienced leader assigned to an experienced workgroup with long-standing performance norms and strong group cohesiveness.The norms and cohesiveness of the group were so strong that nothing Arjun did to change things had much effect.This situation is known as a(n)

• A) in-group/out-group dichotomy.
• B) poor leader-member exchange.
• C) strategic quandary.
• D) leadership substitute.
• E) leadership neutraliser.

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