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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Definitions:

Gift

The voluntary and gratuitous transfer of property or funds from one person to another without any expectation of receiving something in return.

Lost Property

Items that have been unintentionally left by their owner at a location they do not remember.

Negotiable Electronic Document

Electronic records that can be transferred from one party to another, assuming certain legal rights and obligations akin to a traditional paper document.

Voluntary Transfer

The intentional conveyance of property rights or titles from one party to another without coercion.