Consider the Following Short Case as You Respond to the Next

question 26

Multiple Choice

Consider the following short case as you respond to the next question: Amanda is a partner in a CPA firm; she supervises a staff of ten professionals, some of whom are already licensed CPAs and some of whom are still working toward licensure. She is responsible for audits of independent bookstores in California, Nevada and Arizona. Amanda is concerned that the less experienced professionals she supervises are repeating the mistakes she and the more experienced professionals on her team made when they began auditing. She therefore wants to create a knowledge management system.Amanda's goal of creating a knowledge management system has helped to:

• A)Create an organizational culture that supports the idea of knowledge sharing.
• B)Define the business goals the knowledge management system will address.
• C)Both A and B.
• D)Neither A nor B.

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Definitions:

Solomon Asch's Conformity Studies

A series of experiments conducted by Solomon Asch that demonstrated the degree to which an individual's own opinions are influenced by those of a majority group.

Standard Line

A reference point used in experiments, commonly in vision testing, against which comparisons are made or judgments are based.

Solomon Asch's Study

A psychological experiment that demonstrated the power of conformity in groups.

Exhibit Conformity

The act of matching attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors to group norms or societal standards.