Innovative Creations Corporation Is Designed Along Functional Lines

question 171

Multiple Choice

Innovative Creations Corporation is designed along functional lines. New product development is very slow and the process is plagued by many problems. One of the problems is that the people in marketing never communicate with the people in production. This is an example of poor:

• A) coordination.
• B) planning.
• C) motivating.
• D) leading.
• E) controlling.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological concept referring to the mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

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A concept in psychology referring to how people explain the causes of their own and others' behaviors and outcomes, often as internal dispositions or external situations.

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