ABC Autos Has Recently Changed from a Functional Organization to a Regional

question 84

Multiple Choice

ABC Autos has recently changed from a functional organization to a regional one.What benefits should ABC realize from this change?

• A)Decreased marketing costs
• B)Decreased production costs
• C)Both a and b
• D)Closer contact with distributors and customers

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Definitions:

Self-Delusional Thought

A false belief or thought process maintained despite evidence or reality to the contrary, typically serving as a defense mechanism.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list or sequence better than information in the middle or at the end.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A cognitive bias that involves overestimating the effect of personality or disposition and underestimating the effect of situational factors when interpreting the behaviors of others.

Defensive Attribution

A psychological process by which individuals tend to attribute more blame to victims and less to perpetrators when they see themselves as similar to the victim.