The Fact That the Daily "Brush Fires" of Doing Business

question 17

Multiple Choice

The fact that the daily "brush fires" of doing business tend to push aside planning until it is forgotten is the message of

• A) Parkinson's law of planning.
• B) the Peter principle.
• C) the tyranny of the urgent.
• D) Murphy's law of strategic action.

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Definitions:

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Postsynaptic Neuron

A neuron that receives a signal (via neurotransmitter molecules) from another neuron at a synapse.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electrical polarity of the neuron's membrane, facilitating the transmission of nerve impulses.

Excitation

The process or state of being energized or stimulated to action or to increased activity.