Jennifer's Boss Asks for Her Recommendations on Strategies to Promote

question 53

Multiple Choice

Jennifer's boss asks for her recommendations on strategies to promote functional conflicts within the company. Which of the following is Jennifer most likely to recommend?

• A) punishing individuals who support beliefs that management has rejected
• B) empowering employees to question their bosses
• C) implementing a policy of promoting personnel who are conflict avoiders
• D) instructing managers to discourage devil's advocacy in the decision-making process
• E) encouraging managers to reward employees who keep their opinions to themselves

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