A five-member team in the marketing department was developing a marketing plan for a new product.They had spent almost a half-hour trying to come up with a catchy theme for an advertising effort,with little progress.In a moment of silence,Brad turned to Layla and said," Layla,you haven't had much to say yet this morning,and you often give us excellent ideas.What do you think we should do? Layla replied: "I haven't got a clue and I really don't care.You guys can do whatever you want." In this case,Layla was engaging in ____ behavior.

A) self-oriented
B) relations-oriented
C) problem-oriented
D) task-oriented

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Anthony Derby · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Layla's response shows that she is not interested in contributing to the task at hand and is more focused on herself rather than the team's goal. This is a sign of self-oriented behavior.

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