You Are the CEO of Achilles Incorporation

question 40

Multiple Choice

You are the CEO of Achilles Incorporation. You have decided to hire other organizations to perform many of the basic functions of your business. You have hired an accounting firm to keep your records, a recruiting firm to handle human resource functions, and a computer firm to handle all records. To keep costs down, you are looking for other areas in which to outsource operations. You have chosen to operate your business as a ________.

• A) matrix organization
• B) virtual organization
• C) highly centralized organization
• D) highly formalized organization
• E) bureaucracy

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Definitions:

Goal Attainment

The process of setting, pursuing, and achieving objectives, often used as a measure of success or progress.

Intergroup Bias

The tendency to favor one's own group over other groups in judgment or treatment.

Self-Esteem

The degree to which a person has a positive self-evaluation.

Locus of Control

A psychological concept referring to an individual's belief about the extent of control they have over events in their lives, which can be internal (believing they have control) or external (believing that outside forces have control).