A Company Like Motorola Might Establish a Goal of Reducing

question 165

Multiple Choice

A company like Motorola might establish a goal of reducing its inventory by 50 percent over the next year.To ensure that it reaches this goal, the company could monitor its progress on a quarterly or monthly basis.If the managers at Motorola discover that there is a danger of not achieving this goal, they can take corrective action to adjust for the deficiency.This is a description of the managers' ____ function.

• A) controlling
• B) Directing
• C) Leading
• D) organising
• E) planning

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Definitions:

Psychological Disorder

A mental disorder characterized by disturbances in thought, behavior, or emotions that cause significant distress or impairment in functioning.

Hallucinations

Sensory perceptions that appear real but are created by the mind and do not exist outside of it.

Delusions

False beliefs held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary, often observed in psychiatric conditions.

Compulsions

Repetitive actions or rituals that an individual feels driven to perform, often in response to obsessive thoughts, aimed at reducing anxiety or preventing a dreaded event or situation.