The Marketing Department at Acme Global Is Loosely Structured with Little

question 84

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.Hans joined the department from a company at which the marketing department had clear lines of authority.He quit Acme Global after 2 months saying that he just could not figure out how to contribute to the department.It appears that the Acme Global job lacked ______ for Hans.

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

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An individual who influences and guides the direction, actions, and attitudes of a group towards achieving a set goal.

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The degree to which a leader is successful in achieving desired outcomes through guiding and influencing others.

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Conceptions

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