The Three Management Functions That Are Least Likely to Be

question 15

Multiple Choice

The three management functions that are least likely to be delegated and typically need to be performed at the highest levels in the organization are:

• A) directing, controlling, and staffing
• B) system building, planning, and organizing
• C) system building, directing, and controlling
• D) staffing, planning, and organizing

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Definitions:

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects emotional feelings from a more threatening object or person to a less threatening one.

Emotions Directed

Feelings that are targeted or focused towards a specific object, person, or situation.

Real Object

In psychoanalysis, an actual person or thing in the external world, as opposed to an imagined or internalized object.

Defense Mechanisms

Methods used by the ego to prevent unconscious anxiety or threatening thoughts from entering consciousness.