Leaving Employees to Their Own Devices in Meeting Performance Standards

question 26

Multiple Choice

Leaving employees to their own devices in meeting performance standards

• A)enables managers to monitor daily and weekly operating statistics without resorting to constant over-the-shoulder supervision.
• B)optimizes the performance of self-managed work groups in peer-based control environments.
• C)is preferable to relying on peer pressure to keep team members operating between the white lines.
• D)is NOT a recommended way for managers to monitor the operating performance of employees to ensure superior strategy execution.
• E)is the best use of information systems capabilities in the strategy execution effort.

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Definitions:

Labour Force

the total number of people who are available to work, including both the employed and the unemployed who are seeking employment.

Productivity

The effectiveness of productive effort, measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input.

Appropriate Technology

Technology that is specifically designed to be environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and culturally appropriate for its intended users.

Continuous-process Production

A method of production where raw materials and products are constantly moved through a series of processes, allowing for the production of goods at a constant rate.