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Leaders of large organizations struggle to identify the best level and types of centralization and decentralization. What should companies consider when determining the degree of decentralization?

Three employees believe that their pay is too low. One of them quits, the second complains to management about the low pay, and the third does nothing. Explain why these employees engaged in different behaviors even though they held the same belief about their paychecks.

You have been hired as a consultant to improve communication between engineering and marketing staff in a large high-technology company. Use the communication model and the four ways to improve that process to devise strategies to improve communication effectiveness among employees between these two work units.

Most of us have watched pizzas being made while waiting in a pizzeria (Pizza shop). What level of job specialization do you usually notice in these operations? Why does this high or low level of specialization exist? If some pizzerias have different levels of specialization than others, identify the contingencies that might explain these differences.

Organizational behavior researchers have discovered that it is difficult to separate constructive conflict from relationship conflict. However, it is possible to minimize relationship conflict during constructive conflict episodes. Describe two strategies that would help a team of employees to reduce the level of relationship conflict while the team is engaging in constructive conflict, and briefly explain why each strategy may be effective.