A Properly Designed Control System Is Important to an Organization

question 152

Multiple Choice

A properly designed control system is important to an organization because it can be used to

• A) maximize costs.
• B) anticipate,monitor,and respond to changing circumstances.
• C) modify inappropriate organizational focus.
• D) modify organizational standards.
• E) reduce resistance to change.

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Definitions:

NeoPiagetians

Scholars and theorists who extend and modify Jean Piaget's original cognitive development theory to include factors such as information processing and socio-cultural elements.

Cognitive Developmental Theorists

Scholars and researchers who study the evolution of thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities across the lifespan.

Information Processing Approaches

Theories in cognitive psychology that liken human thought to the workings of a computer, focusing on how information is stored, processed, and retrieved.

Chunking

The cognitive process of linking several pieces of information together into a single meaningful unit, such as remembering the digits 1, 7, 7, and 6 by thinking of the year 1776.