Visitors to Las Vegas Have Periodically Been Exposed to Groups

question 63

Multiple Choice

Visitors to Las Vegas have periodically been exposed to groups of unhappy workers walking back and forth in front of various casinos carrying signs that say the casino owners treat their employees unfairly.Visitors are witnessing which of the following behaviours?

• A) a lockout
• B) picketing
• C) strike advertising
• D) boycotting

Understand the structural and organizational characteristics of interest groups.

Recognize the various benefits that interest groups offer to their members to encourage participation and solve the free-rider problem.

Comprehend the phenomenon of the free-rider problem within large groups and strategies to overcome it.

Identify the informational benefits provided by many interest groups to their members.

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