Chapter 1 Focuses on Identifying 6 Organizations Highlighted Throughout the Text

question 57

Multiple Choice

Chapter 1 focuses on identifying 6 organizations highlighted throughout the text in order to point out the importance of the "internal" and "external" environment on individual behavior. Which of the following highlighted organizations emphasizes hiring "nice" people with the intrinsic qualities it is looking for, believes that skills can be trained, promotes from within, and has almost all managers start at the bottom?

• A)Groupon
• B)Ford
• C)QuikTrip
• D)Dyson

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