Two HR managers are writing an ad announcing a job opportunity but they disagree about which characteristics should be required of applicants for the position, and they want to specify requirements in the ad. Manager A wants to require all of the knowledge, skills, and abilities that the position requires because they can't easily be changed. Manager B thinks it is OK to have some but not all of these characteristics because they can train a promising candidate to fulfill the requirements. It is likely that these managers differ philosophically about changing personality. Manager A likely holds the ________ perspective while Manager B probably holds the ________ perspective.

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A) These managers are in the nature vs. nurture debate. This situation is just one example of how this differing belief can manifest in the organization, delivering different results.

Two HR Managers Are Writing an Ad Announcing a Job