When the Production Department Workers Say "No One Else Can

question 117

Multiple Choice

When the production department workers say "no one else can run these machines" and "no one else knows how make the product like us" the type of organizational resistance is

• A)structural inertia.
• B)limited focus of change.
• C)group inertia.
• D)threat to expertise.
• E)threat to power.

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Definitions:

Tacit Collusion

An unspoken, unofficial agreement between competitors to avoid certain actions or behaviors considered competitive, without explicit communication.

Nonprice Competition

Competition in areas other than price to increase sales, such as new product features and advertising; especially engaged in by firms that have a tacit understanding not to compete on price.

Nash Equilibrium

A concept within game theory where no player can benefit by changing strategies while the other players keep theirs unchanged.

Price Leadership

A pattern of behavior in which one firm sets its price and other firms in the industry follow.