Research on Personality and Situational Variables That Contribute to Coworker

question 4

Multiple Choice

Research on personality and situational variables that contribute to coworker abuse showed that​  

• A)employees who view the world through a negative lens are likely to take out their frustrations on coworkers. 
• B)employees who abuse their coworkers are typically diagnosed with a mental illness. 
• C)the dynamics that lead to coworker abuse are rarely seen in large organizations, but often are seen in small companies. 
• D)employees who accuse their coworkers of abusing them are overreacting in the vast majority of cases.

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