Two Types of Groups Are Especially Important to Managers in Organizations

question 189

Multiple Choice

Two types of groups are especially important to managers in organizations. These groups are ___.

• A) formal and developmental
• B) informal and formal
• C) formal and cohesive
• D) cohesive and emergent
• E) psychological and social

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Definitions:

Network Exchange Theory

A theoretical perspective focusing on social structures and the exchange of resources between actors within these structures.

Human Agency

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