SCENARIO 2-1 You Have Recently Hired a 55-Year-Old Employee Who

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SCENARIO 2-1 You have recently hired a 55-year-old employee who has always successfully worked for large firms.Your company is a small, closely-knit organization with many young people who do not have as much work experience as this newcomer.You have prided yourself on being flexible with your employees and being open to some of their needs.They requested an informal dress code for Fridays and you adopted this policy four months ago.
You may discover your younger employees believe the older employee to be rigid and intolerant of various behaviours and values.This is due to their

• A)expectations.
• B)motives.
• C)targets.
• D)situations.
• E)interests.

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Definitions:

Social Organizations

Structured groups or entities that are formed for the purpose of achieving specific goals or meeting certain needs.

Status Cues

Signals or indicators that reveal an individual's social position or status to others in various social contexts.

Status Cues

Signals or indicators that communicate an individual's social standing, rank, or class within a society.

Personal Zones

The invisible physical space surrounding an individual that defines their preferred distance from others, varying by culture and context.