Establishing and nurturing broad-based relationships within your ...

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Establishing and nurturing broad-based relationships within your unit and units across your
  company is a goal to be achieved.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Paul is stressed with the new corporate reorganization. He now reports to a foreign office that has usurped many of his responsibilities, including the contract labor for his projects, therefore he's working with less qualified and new contractors
 
  with whom he doesn't have a relationship. However, the managers of the other departments find themselves in the same boat and every day they are able to laugh over lunch about their new managerial impotence. ________ is helping Paul handle his stress.
  A) Emotional contagion
  B) Cognitive dissonance
  C) Social support
  D) Time management
  E) Self-efficacy

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Answer to Question 1

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

C
Explanation: C) Social support, collegial relationships with co-workers or supervisors, can buffer the impact of stress. It acts as a palliative, mitigating the negative effects of even high-strain jobs. Paul is using this social support to be able to laugh at his new situation.