Scenario D: Sunrise Health Systems has hired a consultant to help with organizational decision making. The consultant's first meeting is set up to explain to the managers of Sunrise Health Systems various models of organizational decision processes. Each of the managers seems to prefer one of the models over the others.Sonoko takes a job as the human resources manager at E-volve, a consultancy focused on helping businesses implement green, sustainable policies and reduce their carbon footprints. The company offers many benefits and has an innovative company culture. However, Sonoko soon discovers that E-volve is rife with office politics, with employees trying to undermine each other and curry favor with the senior management team. What is Sonoko's best solution for addressing this
problem?
A. identifying the people most responsible for the situation and either reprimanding them or firing them
B. establishing team goals in order to make the decision-making process collaborative rather than competitive
C. meeting with each member of her staff individually to discuss their issues, then deciding how best to handle it
D. accepting that office politics are part of life and trying to work within this atmosphere as best she can
E. reassigning people to different projects so that those who do not get along are forced to work together toward a goal
Answer: B
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