Xenchip Inc

question 28

Multiple Choice

Xenchip Inc. aims for control in its global operations by reiterating the organizational values during frequent team meetings. This way, the company is able to reduce the need for external control factors by ensuring that its global employees value and seek the same thing. It is evident that Xenchip Inc. aims for _____ in its global operations.

• A) normative control
• B) output control
• C) personal control
• D) bureaucratic control

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Definitions:

Optimistic Biases

The tendency to believe that we are less likely to experience negative events and more likely to experience positive events compared to others.

Pessimistic Biases

A cognitive tendency to anticipate negative outcomes or to view situations more negatively than they may actually be.

Easterners

Typically refers to individuals from East Asian cultures, often emphasizing values such as community, harmony, and relational interdependence.

Westerners

refers to people from Western societies or cultures, often emphasizing values such as individualism, democracy, and economic freedom.