Lexie, a New Manager, Must Enforce Sales Report Deadlines, but Her

question 46

Multiple Choice

Lexie, a new manager, must enforce sales report deadlines, but her team is struggling. She creates a new system to streamline the process and helps everyone understand why the deadlines are important. On which of the following internal forces is Lexie trying to have an impact?

• A) demographic characteristics
• B) shareholder, customer, and market changes
• C) manager's behavior
• D) human resource concerns
• E) social and political pressures

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Definitions:

Cost-Based Reimbursement

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Diagnosis-Related Groups

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Psychiatric Ward

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Severe Depression

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