Hope is a multispecialty hospital that provides high-quality healthcare.The staff of the hospital went on strike after the management refused to increase their pay.During the strike, the nurses developed new standards of protests, which included a sit-in, in order to come to an agreement with the management.Identify the theory of collective behavior illustrated in this scenario.

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The scenario illustrates the Emergent Norm theory of collective behavior. Emergent Norm theory suggests that collective behavior arises from the emergence of new norms in a situation where existing norms are unclear, conflicting, or absent. In this case, the nurses, facing a situation where they felt their pay was inadequate, developed new standards of protests such as a sit-in, in order to come to an agreement with the management. This is an example of how new norms (standards of protest) emerged to guide the behavior of the nurses in an uncertain situation where existing norms were not helping them achieve their goals.

Hope Is a Multispecialty Hospital That Provides High-Quality Healthcare