Sal Has Been in the Landscaping Business for Over 40

question 28

Multiple Choice

Sal has been in the landscaping business for over 40 years,and when Donovan,his business partner,suggested adding snow removal as an extra service,Sal responded with "My gut feeling is to say yes because of my experience in the past and what I have seen other companies do over the years,both successfully and not." Sal's response to Donovan is known as _____.

• A)a knowledge dilemma
• B)a business reaction
• C)a knee-jerk reaction
• D)unbounded rationality
• E)intuition

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Definitions:

Divisible Task

A task that can be broken down into smaller, separate tasks to be completed by different individuals.

Co-Active Task

A task that involves mutual or joint activity, requiring participants to work together actively towards a common goal.

Free-Riding

The behavior of individuals who benefit from resources or services without contributing to their provision.

Social Loafing

The situation in which people demonstrate lower effort in pursuing a goal as part of a group than they do while working solo.