Christine is a manager at a consumer electronics retailer.She often works 12-15 hour days and pushes herself and the employees she oversees to work towards perfection.They feel that in order to succeed,they must adopt the same work behaviors,despite feeling stressed and burnt out.Work behavior of the employees is most influenced by
A) their personal characteristics.
B) the organizational culture.
C) supervisory-management personnel.
D) work group membership.

Question

Christine is a manager at a consumer electronics retailer.She often works 12-15 hour days and pushes herself and the employees she oversees to work towards perfection.They feel that in order to succeed,they must adopt the same work behaviors,despite feeling stressed and burnt out.Work behavior of the employees is most influenced by​
A) ​their personal characteristics.
B) ​the organizational culture.
C) ​supervisory-management personnel.
D) ​work group membership.

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Work behavior of employees is most influenced by supervisory-management personnel, which in this case is Christine who pushes herself and her employees to work towards perfection, resulting in stressful and burnt-out employees. The behavior of a supervisor or manager can greatly impact the behavior of the employees they oversee.

Christine Is a Manager at a Consumer Electronics Retailer