Dwight, the general manager of a hotel, knows that one of his housekeeping employees has a serious substance-abuse issue. Dwight knows that because of the seriousness of the issue he needs to talk with the employee. However, his assistant manager asks Dwight if he would like her to deal with it. Dwight knows this is not the best option, but he agrees, knowing it is the easy way out. Dwight's decision is an example of
A. relaxed avoidance.
B. relaxed change.
C. defensive avoidance.
D. panic.
E. intuition.
B. relaxed change.
In relaxed change, a manager realizes that complete inaction will have negative consequences but opts for the first available alternative that involves low risk. This is a form of taking the easy way out and satisficing.
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