Dale's Methods of Fitting Horseshoes Save Time and Money for His

question 64

Multiple Choice

Dale's methods of fitting horseshoes save time and money for his employer at the local ranch. However, when Dale suggests that everyone use his method, his boss, Cedric, says, "No. That's not the way we've always done it around here." Cedric's resistance to change illustrates:

• A) organizational inertia.
• B) barriers to imitation.
• C) barriers to mobility.
• D) lack of distinctive competencies.
• E) causal ambiguity.

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Definitions:

Automatic Stabilizers

Economic policies and programs, such as unemployment insurance and taxation, that automatically help stabilize an economy by increasing or decreasing with the economic cycle.

Annually Budgeted

Annually budgeted refers to the process of allocating financial resources and planning expenditures for a year ahead.

Expansionary Gap

A situation where the actual economic output exceeds the potential output significantly, often leading to inflation.

Cyclically Balanced

A term that might not be widely recognized in standard economic literature; if intended to mean maintaining balance over economic cycles, it could refer to the aim of achieving economic stability across different phases of economic cycles.