Just a week into the job at the marketing and advertising division of a company, Alex, Neil,
and John were given the task of creating an advertising campaign for the company’s new
product. Alex and Neil had much trouble with the task, and when John volunteered to take
it up on their behalf, they readily agreed. Though they had no idea of John’s skills in this
area, they felt that John could be trusted to do a good job. John, who had done a paper on
marketing while in college, reviewed numerous articles, studied the new product
thoroughly, and came up with a campaign that received good reviews from his team
leaders.
Which of the following is
true
with regard to Alex and Neil?