A Supervisor Who Wants to Reinforce or Change Group Norms

question 57

Multiple Choice

A supervisor who wants to reinforce or change group norms will have the greatest success by:

• A) enforcing strict rules against group norms.
• B) involving the top management in dealing with undesirable group norms.
• C) focusing on the high-status members of the group whom the group tends to mimic.
• D) trying to increase the cohesiveness of the group by promoting new activities.

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