Strategic Controls Allow Corporate-Level Managers To

question 24

Multiple Choice

Strategic controls allow corporate-level managers to:

• A) evaluate business-level performance on objective criteria.
• B) concentrate on day-to-day corporate operations.
• C) assess performance of employees and managers in each business unit.
• D) examine the fit between what the firm might do and what it can do.

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Definitions:

Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Model

Herzberg's Motivator-Hygiene Model is a theory that distinguishes between motivators, which can increase job satisfaction, and hygiene factors, which, if absent, can lead to dissatisfaction but not necessarily enhance satisfaction if present.

Motivator

An element that drives or encourages an individual or group to take action or to perform in a certain way, either through internal desire or external incentive.

Job Characteristics Model

A theoretical framework suggesting that job satisfaction is influenced by five core dimensions: skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.

Critical Psychological States

Essential mental conditions believed to affect an individual's motivation and effectiveness in a work setting.