Which of the Following Issues Makes It Difficult for to Managers

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following issues makes it difficult for to managers to reign in dedicated "cost centers" in a firm?

• A)Cost centers have no dedicated "customer"
• B)Cost centers are easy to judge against market counterparts performing similar functions
• C)Firms are unwilling to endure the ill will generated by firing unproductive elements in an organization
• D)Firms are always looking to cut costs when they retain an advantage insulting it from the market
• E)Managers of costs centers have significant latitude to complete their jobs

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Definitions:

Olds and Milner

Researchers known for their discovery of the brain's reward system through experiments involving electrical stimulation of the brains of rats.

Rats

Rodents commonly used in psychological and medical research due to their physiological and genetic similarities to humans and their predictable behaviors.

Drives

Internal states that motivate the organism to perform actions necessary for survival, such as hunger or thirst.

Contiguity

In psychology, contiguity is the principle that ideas, memories, and experiences are linked when one is frequently experienced with the other, leading to easier recall or association.