Understanding Management
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Author: Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic
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Chapter 1, Problem 14SL
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The situation: "When I am working on a group project and someone doesn't pull a fair share of the load, I am more likely to complain to my friends than to confront the slacker."
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In this situation, there is a need to explain the behaviour or outlook of mine towards working on a group project and if someone doesn't pull a fair share of the load, whether I am more likely to complain to my friends than to confront the slacker.
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