The Following Examples Illustrate How Various Sectors Can Impact Organizations

question 31

Multiple Choice

The following examples illustrate how various sectors can impact organizations:

• A) in the industry sector, labor unions are a significant force.
• B) in the market sector, we see an increasing number of foreign-owned manufacturing plants built in the U.S.
• C) in the raw materials sector, we note that steel makers owned the beverage can market until the mid-1960s.
• D) in the human resources sector, brand names are fighting it out with lower-cost store brands.

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Definitions:

Anal Fixation

In psychoanalytic theory, a fixation at the anal stage of development that can lead to personality traits such as obsessiveness, stinginess, or messiness in adulthood.

Autonomy

The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision or the state of being self-governing and independent.

Erikson

A developmental psychologist known for his theory on the psychosocial development of humans.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals, groups, or even nations to cope with realities and to maintain self-image.