The Marketing Department at Acme Global Is Loosely Structured with Little

question 11

Multiple Choice

The marketing department at Acme Global is loosely structured with little hierarchy.This allows for different employees to take the lead on different projects based on their work loads and their interests.Jonathan joined the department from a company at which the marketing department had clear lines of authority.He quit Acme Global after two months saying that he just could not figure out how to contribute to the department.It appears that the Acme Global job lacked _________ for Michael.

• A)ability-job fit
• B)personality-job fit
• C)person-organization fit
• D)ability-person fit

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Definitions:

Informational Social Influence

The process of changing one's behavior or beliefs in order to align with perceived group norms, based on the desire for accuracy rather than conformity.

Normative Social Influence

The effect of people around us compelling us to adapt so as to be favored and included by them.

Deindividuation

A psychological state characterized by reduced self-awareness and decreased personal accountability, often occurring within groups.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone, typically showing improvement in performance on simple tasks.