Promises Made to an Employee in a Contract or a Handbook

question 36

True/False

Promises made to an employee in a contract or a handbook may prevent an employer from firing the employee without fulfilling the promise.

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Definitions:

Attribution Theory

The principle that dispositional attributions are made about others (what the other is “really like”) under certain conditions, such as out-group membership.

Attribution Error

Error made in attributing the causes for someone’s behavior to their membership in a particular group, such as a racial group.

Formal Organizations

Highly structured groups formed for a specific set of objectives or activities, characterized by defined roles and administrative rules.

Functionalist Perspective

A sociological approach that emphasizes the interdependence of society's components and their contribution to societal stability and equilibrium.