The Board of DEESA Corp

question 15

Multiple Choice

The board of DEESA Corp. unanimously voted Sean as their next president because he was the nephew of the previous president. Which school of thought does the board fall under, and why, as indicated by this vote?

• A) Classical; because it transferred power based on Sean's lineage.
• B) Humanistic, because it focused on Sean and his uncle's relationship rather than taking a mechanistic approach.
• C) Systems, because the appointment of the president is a system that needed to be kept consistent and choosing the nephew of the previous president was obvious.
• D) Organizational, because it appointed Sean as the president to keep the culture of the organization intact.

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