A Major Game Software Firm Experienced Conflict Between the Young

question 107

Multiple Choice

A major game software firm experienced conflict between the young Internet-savvy employees who designed the games and the older computer-illiterate executives who ran the company.The company hired team leaders who could work with the executives but were computer literate, and as a result were respected by the development staff members.By hiring these team leaders as liaisons between the executives and employees, the company would:

• A)increase conflict between developers and executives by reducing communication.
• B)reduce conflict by clarifying rules and procedures.
• C)increase conflict by increasing task interdependence.
• D)reduce conflict by creating superordinate goals.
• E)reduce conflict by reducing task interdependence.

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