In Prescribing Policies and Procedures That Facilitate Independent Action on the Part

question 64

Multiple Choice

In prescribing policies and procedures that facilitate independent action on the part of empowered employees for good strategy execution, companies need to do ALL of the following EXCEPT

• A)give organization members clear direction and place reasonable boundaries on their actions.
• B)empower employees to act within the company's set boundaries in pursuit of company goals.
• C)allow company personnel to act with some defined degree of freedom, especially when individual creativity and initiative are more essential to good strategy execution than standardization and strict conformity.
• D)institute policies that give employees substantial leeway to carry out activities in the way they think is best.
• E)produce policy manuals on strategy execution that prescribe exactly how daily operations are to be conducted.

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Definitions:

Own Ethics

Personal or individual moral principles that govern one's behavior and decision-making.

Kohlberg's Moral Development

A theory that proposes six stages of moral development through which individuals progress as they grow older and gain maturity.

Goal Statement

A clear and specific declaration of the objectives an individual or organization aims to achieve.

Time Bound

Restricted or limited by a predetermined timeframe for completion.