Ricardo Strongly Disagrees with a New Program That Is Being

question 108

Multiple Choice

Ricardo strongly disagrees with a new program that is being developed and wants to prevent the program from moving forward. Ricardo manages to fill up the department meeting agenda with other issues, so the new program is therefore not discussed. Which political behavior technique has Ricardo used?

• A)Building image
• B)Controlling the agenda
• C)Using outside experts
• D)Game playing
• E)Controlling decision parameters

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