Jackie wants her employer to adopt the use of energy saving light bulbs and volunteers to serve on an inventory control committee. While she publicly supports the committee's work, Jackie finds ways of using the committee to advance her energy saving goals. Jackie's private goal conflicts with the group's common goal. This kind of conflict is known as
A) the storming stage.
B) a hidden agenda.
C) primary tension.
D) tertiary tension.
E) implicit norms.

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Jackie's private goal of advancing energy saving goals conflicts with the group's common goal of inventory control. This is an example of a hidden agenda - a private goal that conflicts with the group's goals.

Jackie Wants Her Employer to Adopt the Use of Energy