Pablo, a Construction Manager with Employees Working in Puerto Rico

question 86

Multiple Choice

Pablo, a construction manager with employees working in Puerto Rico, is having a hard time with employee turnover. While speaking with his human resources manager, Avery, he says he does not understand why the workers come to work late, take longer lunches, and yet still punch out at five o'clock. He feels they should want to work to get the country back on its feet and do what it takes to get the job done. Based on this example, Pablo is most likely a(n) ________ manager.

• A) geocentric
• B) ethnocentric
• C) innovative
• D) open-minded
• E) polycentric

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