One Reason a Computer Manufacturer May Produce Its Own Microchips

question 140

True/False

One reason a computer manufacturer may produce its own microchips rather than buy them is that it can maintain control over production quality.

Recognize the significance of need-based theories of motivation and their application in organizational settings.

Comprehend the principles of process theories of motivation and their implication for employee motivation.

Understand the role of creativity in the organizational context and factors that encourage it.

Recognize the implications of agency theory for organizational behavior and management.

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Definitions:

Collective Unconscious

A term developed by Carl Jung, referring to the part of the unconscious mind which is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind, distinct from the personal unconscious.

Psychosexual Stages

A Freudian theory that proposes five stages of psychological development (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) through which a child's libido focuses on different erogenous zones.

Displacement

Displacement is a defense mechanism where an individual shifts feelings from an undesirable situation or person to someone or something that is less threatening.

Regression

In psychology, a defense mechanism leading an individual to revert to an earlier stage of development in response to stress or conflict; in statistics, a method to determine the relationship between variables.