A Major Game Software Firm Experienced Conflict Between the Young

question 72

Multiple Choice

A major game software firm experienced conflict between the young Internet-savvy employees who designed the games and the older computer-illiterate executives who ran the company.The company hired team leaders who could work with the executives but were computer literate and therefore respected by the development staff members.By hiring these team leaders as liaisons between the executives and employees,the company would:

• A) increase conflict between developers and executives by reducing communication.
• B) reduce conflict by clarifying rules and procedures.
• C) increase conflict by increasing task interdependence.
• D) reduce conflict by creating superordinate goals.
• E) reduce conflict by reducing task interdependence.

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