Retrenchment Would Be an Effective Strategy When an Organization

question 37

Multiple Choice

Retrenchment would be an effective strategy when an organization

• A) has shrunk so quickly that major internal reorganization is needed.
• B) is one of the stronger competitors in a given industry.
• C) is plagued by inefficiency, low profitability, poor employee morale, and pressure from stockholders to improve performance.
• D) has decided to capitalize on opportunities, maximize threats, take advantage of strengths, and overcome weaknesses.
• E) does not have a clearly distinctive competence and has failed to meet its objectives and goals consistently over time.

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Definitions:

2s Orbitals

2s orbitals are spherical regions around the nucleus of an atom where there is a high probability of finding an electron, belonging to the second energy level.

2p Orbitals

Refers to the second energy level p orbitals in an atom, encompassing three degenerate orbitals (px, py, pz) shaped like dumbbells and oriented perpendicularly to each other.

Protons

Positively charged particles found within the nucleus of an atom, integral to the chemical identity and properties of an element.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, with no electric charge and a mass slightly greater than that of protons.