A Company Like Motorola Might Establish a Goal of Reducing

question 113

Multiple Choice

A company like Motorola might establish a goal of reducing its inventory by 50 percent over the next year. To ensure that it reaches this goal, the company could monitor its progress on a quarterly or monthly basis. If the managers at Motorola discover that there is a danger of not achieving this goal, they can take corrective action to adjust for the deficiency. This is a description of the managers' ____ function.

• A) controlling
• B) directing
• C) leading
• D) organizing
• E) planning

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