Joe Is a Mechanic at Thunderbird Motors

question 196

Multiple Choice

Joe is a mechanic at Thunderbird Motors.He is frequently given used parts to install in cars that he works on,but he knows customers are being charged for new parts.This practice really bothers him.Joe is experiencing

• A) intrarole conflict.
• B) person-role conflict.
• C) role ambiguity.
• D) intersender conflict.
• E) interrole conflict.

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