You Called a Group Decision-Making Meeting with Your Team Today

Multiple Choice

You called a group decision-making meeting with your team today to get their help in deciding how best to compete with two new competitors that recently opened nearby.The meeting has run over two hours already, and you're starting to get worried about all the work that's being left undone in the meantime.You've also noticed that one of your managers, Rasha, has spent most of her time playing with her phone, only making brief noncommittal comments here and there to maintain the illusion that she is engaged in the discussion.Rasha's behavior is an example of __________.

A) domination and goal displacement
B) social loafing
C) conformity
D) groupthink