Royal Dutch/Shell Group Formed a Team to Improve Revenues for Its

question 12

Multiple Choice

Royal Dutch/Shell Group formed a team to improve revenues for its service stations along major highways in Malaysia.This team, which included a service station dealer, a union truck driver and four or five marketing executives, disbanded after it had reviewed the Malaysian service stations and submitted a business plan.This team is called:

• A)a skunkwork.
• B)a bootleg group.
• C)an informal group.
• D)a community of practice.
• E)a task force.

Understand the methods of persuasion and factors affecting its success.

Realize the impact of social contexts on individual behavior and attitude formation.

Grasp the concept of cognitive dissonance and its implications on attitudes and behavior.

Recognize the importance of learning in attitude formation and change.

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