Fairwood Construction Has Set a Target of Building 10 New

question 61

Multiple Choice

Fairwood Construction has set a target of building 10 new houses a year. Halfway through the year it had built only three houses. The owner intends to take some corrective action to ensure the firm reaches its target. Which of the four functions of management does this describe?

• A) organizing
• B) leading and motivating
• C) controlling
• D) planning

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

A method of strengthening desired behaviors by presenting a desirable stimulus after the behavior occurs.

Probability

A measure or estimation of how likely it is that an event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 1 denotes certainty.

Avoidance Learning

A learning process by which an individual learns a behavior or response to avoid an unpleasant stimulus or situation.

Red Light

A signal commonly used in traffic signaling systems to indicate the instruction to stop.