The HR Department at Basic Elements, a Software Development Firm

question 106

Essay

The HR department at Basic Elements, a software development firm, has begun testing employee personality and preferences to reorganize their teams such that team members and leaders are matched. They believe that this will enable them to ensure smooth functioning and greater cohesion. As a part of this test, employees were given the least preferred co-worker questionnaire. The employees were asked to think of all the co-workers they had in the past and describe the one they least enjoyed working with by rating that person on a scale of 1 to 8 for each of 16 sets of contrasting adjectives. Rachel's LPC score was high, while Victor's was low. Many employees like Ashley had LPC scores that were moderate. Interpret and compare the results of Rachel, Victor, and Ashley.

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Definitions:

Joint Control

A situation in which two or more parties have agreed to share control over an economic activity or entity.

Unilateral Control

The exclusive power or authority one entity or country holds over another, without requiring consent or cooperation from the latter.

Significant Influence

The power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of an investee, without having control over those policies.

Fair Value

The price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.