During a break at the company that employs them both, Liz and Phil discuss what they dislike about their jobs

Liz is eager to implement some innovative ideas, but her boss is neither enthusiastic about her suggestions nor hopeful that upper management would adopt them. Phil is new to the company, but is already bored with the tedious routine of his job. They both dream about a more exciting, innovative workplace. Liz and Phil's complaints are indicative of the negative aspects of __________.
a. a bureaucracy
b. an open market
c. an organization
d. outsourcing


a

Sociology

You might also like to view...

The prochoice/prolife movements are unlikely to enter the stage of organizational decline because the two sides see reality in entirely opposite ways

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The notion of the "sick role," a pattern of behavior expected of people defined as ill, is reflected in which of these theoretical approaches?

A. structural-functional approach B. social-conflict approach C. symbolic-interaction approach D. feminist approach

Sociology

Juan belongs to a group that is characterized by low levels of education and high rates of violent crime, drug abuse, disease, births to single mothers, and death by murder. He is a member of __________

A) a melting pot B) the underclass C) apartheid D) pan-Indianism

Sociology

The main reason that samples fail to accurately represent the population of interest is because

a. the population is not homogeneous. b. there is sampling error. c. the wrong sampling technique was used. d. the sampling frame was too large. e. the sample was biased.

Sociology