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

Understand the impact of social status and organizational roles on participation and decision-making in juries and task forces.

Identify and analyze different types of role conflict and role ambiguity within organizational settings.

Recognize the role of informal and formal status systems in organizational behavior and communication.

Describe how norms influence group behavior and cohesiveness in organizations.

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