A Manager of a Functional Department Would Require Skills in Aligning

question 92

Multiple Choice

A manager of a functional department would require skills in aligning employees' efforts with the organization's higher-level goals. Why is this a valid statement?

• A) Employees in a functional department need to work in a team.
• B) Broad responsibilities are assigned to employees working in a functional department.
• C) Employees in functional departments tend to identify more with their own departments.
• D) Employees expect their managers to empower them by allowing them to work in self-managing teams.
• E) Employees in such departments tend to work in cross-functional teams.

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Definitions:

Polygon Rule

A guideline in molecular orbital theory used to predict the ordering of energy levels in cyclic conjugated systems.

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A measure of the number of chemical bonds between a pair of atoms, indicative of bond strength and stability.

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KMnO₄

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