Elmo Research & Development Has Been Going Through a Rough

question 35

Multiple Choice

Elmo Research & Development has been going through a rough patch lately.Turnover has been high and employee morale is at an all-time low.Though employees and competitors hold management responsible for the decline, the CEO does not let the managers go or change the management style.Which of the following could explain this attitude?

• A) The CEO holds the omnipotent view of management, which believes that external factors have a significant effect on performance outcomes.
• B) As the organization has an autocratic management style, the employees are responsible for organizational policies.
• C) The organization has a participative management style and decisions are guided by consensus.
• D) The CEO holds the view that managers have only limited role in organization success or failure.

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Definitions:

Intuition

The ability to understand or know something immediately based on feelings rather than facts or evidence.

Sympathetic Nervous

Pertaining to the part of the autonomic nervous system involved in preparing the body for rapid, involuntary action in response to stress.

Parasympathetic Nervous

Part of the autonomic nervous system that conserves energy by slowing the heart rate and increasing intestinal and gland activity.

Attitudinal Foundations

The underlying beliefs and values that shape an individual's attitudes and opinions.