Answer to Question #157043 in Economics for CHEANG HUI YUN

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Question 6

Consider a situation in which you are the only male/female member of a team responsible to develop a new smartphone for SONY. As the only male/female member, you are generally excluded from the informal gathering of the team. What type of influence tactic(s) will you use to address the issue? Explain why. (4.00 marks)

Answer 1

If you can't prevent something in advance, then you need to organize it profitably for yourself. The organization of informal communication should be presented in such a way that informal communication is impossible without me, that is, to be the organizer of this communication. In this case, the main factor is spontaneity, that is, all ideas of informal communication should be presented as spontaneous and immediately implemented. Thus, opponents will not have the opportunity to enter into a conspiracy, the purpose of which is to exclude me from communication. If we consider the possible competition with the informal leader of the rest of the team, then here you need to act decisively, each decision should be made one step earlier than the main competitor.