John Bachmann Heads the HR Department of a Software Company

question 67

Multiple Choice

John Bachmann heads the HR department of a software company. He encourages his subordinates to take decisions that aid their own achievements and emphasizes personal freedom and competitiveness. John likes to keep open channels of communication between him and his team and does not hesitate before taking advice from them. Which of the following is a feature reflected in John's approach to his subordinates?

• A) High power distance
• B) Individualism
• C) Authoritarianism
• D) Bureaucratic orientation
• E) Short-term orientation

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Definitions:

Attitudes

An individual's learned predispositions to respond in a consistently favorable or unfavorable manner with respect to a given object.

Behavior

The observable actions or responses of individuals or systems.

Variables

Elements, features, or factors that are likely to vary or change within the context of a scientific experiment or study.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, values, or ideas.