John coaches the varsity basketball team. At the start of the season he spells out responsibilities, the behaviors it will take to achieve those responsibilities, how he is going to evaluate performance, and the consequences for not fulfilling responsibilities. John is:

a. establishing role clarity and avoiding role ambiguity
b. establishing norm
c. fulfilling his formal role as a coach
d. using a goal setting intervention


a. establishing role clarity and avoiding role ambiguity

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What will be an ideal response?

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What will be an ideal response?

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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