A Major Problem with the Rapid Expansion in the Amount

question 83

Multiple Choice

A major problem with the rapid expansion in the amount of information available to managers is that

• A) managers can become overwhelmed with too much information.
• B) information costs are skyrocketing.
• C) the capacities of computer hard drives and other storage media are no longer sufficient to store the huge volume of information being generated.
• D) the need to gather this information has resulted in greater levels of bureaucracy.

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