Christopher A

question 37

Multiple Choice

Christopher A. Bartlett of Harvard University, with coauthor Sumatra Ghoshal, wrote the influential Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution (1998) , named by the Financial Times as one of the 50 most influential business books of the 20th century. Bartlett's research is primarily known for its focus on

• A) how a leader's success hinges on balancing between personal and professional effectiveness.
• B) "management by objective" (MBO), by which a manager should be self-driven to accomplish key goals that link to organizational success.
• C) the human side of management, including job satisfaction.
• D) the strategic and organizational challenges confronting managers in multinational corporations.
• E) standardization of jobs so that personnel changes would not disrupt the organization.

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