Both PERT Diagrams and Gantt Charts Are Useful to Managers

question 171

Multiple Choice

Both PERT diagrams and Gantt charts are useful to managers concerned with

• A) calculating the rate of profit earned in a particular market.
• B) making sure that projects are completed on time.
• C) estimating the cost of completing a project.
• D) establishing formal lines of authority and responsibility within an organization.

Apply cognitive dissonance theory to explain behavior change and attitude adjustment.

Analyze the role of effort justification and its impact on perceived value of goals.

Understand social facilitation and its influence on performance.

Describe methods to reduce cognitive dissonance and their psychological underpinnings.

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Definitions:

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Sales Budget

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Items that have completed the manufacturing process and are ready to be sold to customers.

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