When Could the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Improve Organizational Effectiveness

question 91

Multiple Choice

When could the self-fulfilling prophecy improve organizational effectiveness?

• A)Never; self-fulfilling prophecy is a perceptual bias that always makes organizations less effective.
• B)Whenever and wherever it exists in organizational settings.
• C)When supervisors demonstrate their hope and optimism in each employee's potential.
• D)When supervisors also use stereotyping to determine the employee's potential performance.
• E)Only when supervisors have a self-serving bias.

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