John Smith,one of Three Managers at BSG Labs,drafted a Policy

question 3

Multiple Choice

John Smith,one of three managers at BSG Labs,drafted a policy that would allow his department to do more testing in his lab.This policy included the times for regular collection as well as a new process for emergency laboratory testing.The policy and procedures were never followed.The reason was that:

• A)The policy was too lengthy and inundated readers with too much detail.
• B)The policy made decisions for other departments in the company.
• C)The staff did not believe that the new policy would be effective.
• D)Testing should not be done in the lab.

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