Since the First Meeting Didn't Go Well, Jeremy Read Several

question 5

Multiple Choice

Since the first meeting didn't go well, Jeremy read several management books on working with groups and thought perhaps a longer meeting would allow time to explore several points of view. He chose a Friday afternoon so everyone could go home afterward and not have to rush off to other work appointments. To his surprise, the first idea he suggested was accepted by the group, and the meeting was over in no time! The group was most likely engaging in __________ so they could end the meeting and go home early.

• A) groupthink
• B) satisficing
• C) goal displacement
• D) domination
• E) intellectual stimulation

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Definitions:

Cold War

A period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, from the end of World War II in 1945 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Truman's Policies

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Domestic Economic Problems

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1945-1948

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