Organizations and Their Managers Can Discourage the Negative Aspects and Encourage

question 126

Multiple Choice

Organizations and their managers can discourage the negative aspects and encourage the positive aspects of inter-team dynamics by doing all of the following EXCEPT:

• A) refocusing the teams on a common enemy or a common goal.
• B) training members to work more cooperatively.
• C) promoting direct negotiations between teams.
• D) using win-lose reward systems.
• E) focusing reward distribution on contributions to the total organization.

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Definitions:

Power Theory

An approach in sociology that examines how power dynamics and inequalities shape societal structures and individual interactions.

Social Inequality

A condition where there's an unequal distribution of resources, opportunities, and privileges among people in a society, often based on class, race, gender, or age.

Power Theory

A sociological perspective that holds that societal power is distributed unequally and that this inequality affects every aspect of people's lives.

Marginal Surplus Population

A group of individuals deemed excess to the labor requirements of an economy, often resulting from industrial and technological advances.