At Acme Explosives,two Department Heads Are Competing for Funding of Equipment

question 13

Multiple Choice

At Acme Explosives,two department heads are competing for funding of equipment which each of them feels is necessary for their subordinates to perform their jobs successfully.This is an example of:

• A)Functional conflict resolution
• B)Status inconsistency
• C)Scarce resources
• D)Task equity
• E)Incompatible reward systems

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