At Value Inc

question 16

Multiple Choice

At Value Inc., there are specific steps to be followed when applying for a day off. First, an employee has to apply to his or her immediate supervisors. After getting their approval, he or she has to get it signed by the branch manager. Then, a copy of the leave application has to be submitted to the HR department. These mandatory steps are referred to as ________.

• A) policies
• B) ethics
• C) procedures
• D) goals

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Definitions:

Goffman

Erving Goffman was a sociologist best known for his work on symbolic interactionism and the study of everyday life interactions and social stigma.

Human Experience

The sum total of an individual's perceptions, thoughts, emotions, and interactions within their environment.

Performance

An act of executing a task or displaying a skill before an audience, or the action or process of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.

Symbolic Interactionists

Sociologists who focus on the study of how individuals interpret and give meaning to symbols within society, shaping their behaviors and interactions.