Because Greg and Karen were having an argument about the order of their respective projects on the website, they were unable to work with the rest of the management team to come up with a staffing schedule. This is an example of what potential problem that occurs in groups?
A. Goal displacement
B. Satisficing
C. Groupthink
D. Heuristics
E. Availability bias
A. Goal displacement
Although the primary task of the meeting may be to solve a particular problem, other considerations may rise to the fore, such as rivals trying to win an argument. Goal displacement occurs when the primary goal is subsumed by a secondary goal.
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a. manager evaluation b. peer evaluation c. uninvolved third party evaluation d. direct report evaluation
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a. clear and easy to read b. dynamic and complex c. stunning d. memorable