Competition for Scarce,desired Resources Can Lead to Egocentric Perceptions of Fairness.For

Competition for scarce,desired resources can lead to egocentric perceptions of fairness.For example,when the law firm Weil Gotshal made dramatic staff cuts,partners made pitches behind the backs of colleagues with ties to a client and formed ________ within the firm to garner clients,resources,work,and power.

A) homogeneity-based subgroups
B) resource-based subgroups
C) knowledge-based subgroups
D) identity-based subgroups