Managing Vertically Related but Strategically Different Businesses Is

question 81

Multiple Choice

Managing vertically related but strategically different businesses is:

• A)Easy, and not an issue for top managers
• B)Not easy, but it is a sign of good top managers to be able to do it
• C)Not easy and generally inadvisable, unless there are specific compelling reasons to do so
• D)Part of what would be expected of corporate managers

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Definitions:

Compressed Workweek

Allows a full-time job to be completed in fewer than the standard five days.

Job Simplification

Job simplification standardizes work to create clearly defined and highly specialized tasks.

Absenteeism

The habitual non-presence of an employee at their job without a valid excuse, often a sign of employee disengagement or dissatisfaction.

Machine-Paced

Work or activity that is controlled or dictated by the speed of machinery, rather than by human preference or natural rhythms.