Question

The management staff of a busy cafeteria have not been getting along well. to increase group cohesiveness, the general manager criticizes each of the other managers' performance and the overall operation of the cafeteria. the general manager's attempt to increase group cohesiveness is based on the principle of :

Answer 1

By criticizing each of the other managers' performance, and the overall operation of the cafeteria, the attempt of the general manager improve group cohesiveness among the management staff is based on the principle of OUTSIDE PRESSURE, which posits that groups that are pressured by outside forces tend to be more cohesive.