A Manager Spent Hours Reviewing a Comprehensive Report to Determine

question 1

Multiple Choice

A manager spent hours reviewing a comprehensive report to determine that only two brief sections were helpful inputs to a decision that needed to be made. The manager thought that this report

• A)lacked relevance and decreased the manager's performance.
• B)lacked reliability in supporting a decision.
• C)enhanced the decision-making process due to its completeness.
• D)took too long to process to provide real-time information.
• E)lacked timeliness due to the time wasted on some sections.

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Definitions:

Woodward's Studies

Research by Joan Woodward that established a link between technology and organizational structure, suggesting the optimal structure varies by technological type.

Continuous-Process Plants

Factories where production materials are moved continuously through a series of steps or processes.

Mass Production

The manufacturing of large quantities of standardized products, often using assembly line technology and methods, to achieve economies of scale.

Continuous-Process Technology

A production method where goods are produced continuously through an uninterrupted flow, often used in chemical, oil, and food industries.