What Term Describes When Activities Originally Intended to Help Managers

question 83

Multiple Choice

What term describes when activities originally intended to help managers attain corporate objectives become ends in themselves or are adapted to meet ends other than those for which they were intended?

• A) economic rationality
• B) minimal acceptable behavior
• C) goal displacement
• D) closed system thinking
• E) Machiavellianism

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Definitions:

Likelihood Of Conformity

The probability that an individual will adopt the behaviors, beliefs, or attitudes of a group.

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts.

Mental Processes

The internal, covert activities of the mind, such as thinking, feeling, and remembering.

Solomon Asch

An American psychologist known for his research on conformity and social pressure.