You Observe That a Production Engineer and a Production Manager

question 46

Multiple Choice

You observe that a production engineer and a production manager are having a second confrontation about recommendations for the new production system at Cole Manufacturing Company.One way to minimize such conflict is to

• A) integrate line and staff managers into one team.
• B) ensure that the responsibilities of line and staff managers are similar.
• C) make line rather than staff managers accountable for results.
• D) make staff rather than line managers accountable for results.
• E) add another layer of managers to solve disputes between staff and line managers.

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Definitions:

Social Positions

The places or roles that individuals occupy within the social structure, which influence their behavior, perspectives, and interactions with others.

Structural Inequality

Systemic disparities in access to resources, opportunities, and rights, often based on social categorizations such as race, gender, or class.

Fully Functional

Describes a system, machine, or organism operating at maximum capacity with all parts in working order.

Chicago School

Refers to a sociological approach that emphasizes the influence of the social and physical environment on behavior, originating from the University of Chicago in the early 20th century.