An IndustryWeek Survey of 845 Line Managers from Diverse Organizations

question 96

Multiple Choice

An IndustryWeek survey of 845 line managers from diverse organizations found that only 29 percent of first-level supervisors thought that their organization encouraged employees to express opinions openly. Which of the following do the overwhelming majority of these supervisors most likely engage in?

• A)organizational silence  
• B)organizational filtering  
• C)negative grapevining  
• D)lower-level filtering

Understand the contributions of entrepreneurs to philanthropy.

Identify the critical factors that enhance or impede entrepreneurship.

Compare and contrast entrepreneurial educators with traditional academic approaches.

Recognize the importance of "learning by doing" and mentorship in entrepreneurial education.

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Definitions:

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Mimicking

Mimicking involves imitating or copying someone else's actions, speech, or expressions, often as a way to learn, fit in, or as a form of social interaction.

Natural Mimicry

The adaptive resemblance of one species to another, which provides protection or other advantages in the natural environment.

Empathy

The capacity to comprehend and empathize with someone else's emotions by seeing things from their perspective.