Tomas, manager of a 50-person engineering department, exhibits group maintenance behaviors; that is he ensures employee satisfaction, harmonious work relationships, and the department's social stability. However, his division manager, Stan, notes that Tomas' department rarely achieves its yearly goals, in terms of work speed, quality and accuracy, output, and compliance with company policies and requirements. How would you advise Stan to coach Tomas to perform his job at a higher level and to increase the performance of Tomas' organization?

A. Tell Tomas to focus more on social factors.
B. Tell Tomas to focus more on participative leadership.
C. Tell Tomas to focus more on group maintenance behaviors.
D. Tell Tomas to focus more on democratic leadership.
E. Tell Tomas to focus more on task performance behaviors.


Answer: E

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