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Maya just started a new job and has been watching some other people do her tasks and learning from them but has received no structured training. What socialization tactic does this organization use for her role?

Ethan and Uma are co-workers who got into an argument about who would do what part of a project they are both working on. Ethan decided to start spreading a rumor about Uma that she only got her job because she was dating the hiring manager. What kind of counterproductive work behavior is Ethan engaging in?

The formal and informal practices, programs, and policies enacted or engaged in by an organization or its agents to facilitate newcomer adjustment is known as

Sexual harassment isn’t considered a counterproductive work behavior because organizations usually have formal policies about sexual harassment

Joe wants to know if it’s normal to work from home if you are sick so he starts a conversation with a co-worker about the flu that is going around hoping to get some information about any informal work from home policies. Which information-seeking tactic is he engaging in?

Organizational psychology only focuses on private companies like Amazon or Google, it is not relevant for non-profits or government agencies

Holly started a new job that has been vacant for several months so there is no one to learn from. What type of socialization tactic does this refer to?

People are more likely to engage in counterproductive work behavior if they have more opportunities to do so at work

Yessy, Jason’s manager, is really angry at Jason for messing up his weekly report again. Yessy yells at Jason in front of the entire team and calls him “stupid and lazy.” This is an example of:

Suppose that the input stream cin contains the IP address: 298.173.41.142Assuming that the variables A and B are declared as ints, which of the following code fragments will correctly read the second part of the IP address (173) into the variable B? 1) cin >> A;    cin.ignore(100, ‘.’);    cin >> B; 2) cin >> A;    cin >> B; 3) cin.ignore(100, ‘.’);    cin >> B;  4) cin.get(A);    cin.get(B);