The Operations Manager of Pegasus Inc

question 58

Multiple Choice

The operations manager of Pegasus Inc.wants to know the return on investment on a recent promotional drive to develop the marketing strategy for next year.The marketing manager sends him a detailed report on all the personnel in his department and the salaries and bonuses paid to them over the past year.This information is likely to be useless to the operations manager because it is not ________.

• A)appropriate
• B)timely
• C)voluminous
• D)real
• E)expensive

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon where the desire for harmony and conformity within a group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Unduly Influencing

The act of unfairly persuading or manipulating someone's decision or opinion, typically beyond reasonable bounds.

Trait Approach

A perspective in leadership studies focusing on identifying specific qualities or characteristics that distinguish effective leaders from others.

Authoritarian Leadership

A leadership style characterized by individual control over all decisions with little input from group members.