With a Modular Structure, a Firm ________

question 69

Multiple Choice

With a modular structure, a firm ________. An example of the modular structure is the massive 787 Dreamliner project, in which Boeing contracted with many suppliers, each responsible for one component or assembly, which were then integrated to make the aircraft.

• A) is a company outside a company that is created specifically to respond to an exceptional market opportunity
• B) assembles pieces that are provided by outside contractors to build a product
• C) is an organization whose members are geographically apart, usually working via e-mail
• D) has a central core of key functions and outsources production
• E) consists of a company with many divisions

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Definitions:

Moral Reasoning

A cognitive process that involves evaluating the ethical rightness or wrongness of different actions or behavior.

Decision-making Skill

The ability to select between two or more alternatives to achieve the best outcome in a given situation.

Moral Development

The pathway through which individuals acquire suitable dispositions and practices in relation to others in their community, influenced by the norms, rules, and laws of social and cultural contexts.

Kohlberg's Level

Part of Kohlberg's stages of moral development which outlines the progression of moral reasoning through predefined developmental stages.