The Microsoft Windows operating system is a complex product that takes a lot of coordination to pull together. Management used a competitive rank-and-yank personnel policy that discouraged teamwork. After 20 years, competition from outside the firm forced management to reconsider this approach. The management team was guilty ofa. social loafing

b. groupthink

c. procrastination

d. PreviousNext

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Kasey Gentry

1 June, 15:24

The Microsoft Windows operating system is a complex product that takes a lot of coordination to pull together. Management used a competitive rank-and-yank personnel policy that discouraged teamwork. After 20 years, competition from outside the firm forced management to reconsider this approach. The management team was guilty ofa. social loafing

b. groupthink

c. procrastination

d. PreviousNext

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Anya Shah · Answer 1

The management team was guilty of Groupthink

Explanation:

Let us understand the given terms.

Groupthink: This is a method where a decision is taken as a group which discourages both individual responsibility as well as creativity. According to the given situation this answer stands to be right.

Social loafing:Shows less effort while it is done in group and placing more effort when done as individual.

Procrastination: The process of delaying the task either intentionally or as a habit and not meeting the deadline as expected.

PreviousNext: This choice is also invalid