A top-management team in an organization is feeling threatened by a deteriorating economic situation and doubt their ability to manage it. Feeling threatened and powerless, the team accuses other lower-level managers of being unable to control the situation or of lacking the ability or desire to do so. Which of the following biases is being experienced by the top-management team?
A) representativeness
B) projection
C) frequency
D) cognitive dissonance

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The bias being experienced by the top-management team is projection, which is the tendency to attribute their own unacceptable or threatening feelings, motives, or beliefs onto another person or group. The team is feeling threatened and powerless, and instead of acknowledging it, they are projecting those feelings onto lower-level managers.

A Top-Management Team in an Organization Is Feeling Threatened by a Deteriorating