When a Manager Identifies an Opportunity, He or She Generates

question 45

Multiple Choice

When a manager identifies an opportunity, he or she generates alternatives to pursue the opportunity, selects one of them, implements it, and then evaluates the results. This manager is acting out the ____ process.

• A) alternative-generating
• B) control
• C) managing
• D) decision-making
• E) formal leadership

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Definitions:

Passive Resignation

A behavioral response characterized by a willingness to accept or submit to a situation or process without active resistance or protest.

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

A tendency to explain negative events as being inevitable and due to internal, stable, and global factors.

Learned Helplessness

A state where someone feels incapable of controlling their life, often due to a traumatic experience or repeated failures.

Attributional Explanation

The analysis and reasoning behind attributing specific causes or factors to behaviors and outcomes, explaining why something happened.