Michelle's Universal Boat Fins Makes One Product, a Type of Boat

question 31

Multiple Choice

Michelle's Universal Boat Fins makes one product, a type of boat fin designed to fit on any pontoon boat, over and over again. The fins never change, because the unique design fits all boats. Given the nature of its business, Michelle's should

• A) look for ways to vary its manufacturing procedures.
• B) give each employee a specific task to perform.
• C) allow employees to make their own decisions.
• D) have a low mechanistic structure.
• E) adopt an organic structure.

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Definitions:

Moral Reasoning

The process through which individuals make decisions about what is right and wrong based on personal, societal, and ethical criteria.

Mathematical Transformations

The process of changing variables or applying operations to alter the form of a mathematical equation or function without changing its essence.

Theory Of Mind

The capacity to recognize and assign mental states such as beliefs, intentions, desires, emotions, and knowledge to oneself and others, while grasping that others may hold beliefs, desires, and intentions distinct from our own.

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals gain the ability to think abstractly and logically.