All of These Are Pitfalls an Organization Should Avoid in Strategic

question 71

Multiple Choice

All of these are pitfalls an organization should avoid in strategic planning except:

• A) using plans as a standard for measuring performance.
• B) using strategic planning to gain control over decisions and resources.
• C) failing to involve key employees in all phases of planning.
• D) too hastily moving from mission development to strategy formulation.
• E) being so formal in planning that flexibility and creativity are stifled.

Understand the implications of reward and punishment anticipation in behavior modification.

Recognize the significance of response rates and reinforcement schedules in shaping behavior.

Identify strategies for fear reduction and the extinction of avoidance learning.

Understand the fundamentals of Mowrer's two-factor theory of punishment and avoidance.

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