Lester, a Chef and Owner of Green Lantern, a Popular

question 79

Multiple Choice

Lester, a chef and owner of Green Lantern, a popular restaurant, is always visiting his competitors to observe how they are doing things in their restaurants. He told one of his managers, "I eat dinner at a lot of restaurants because I want to know what is going on. I am always concerned that one of our competitors will surprise us with a new service or menu item, like ours but better." In which activity is Lester engaging?

• A) assessing current reality
• B) environmental planning
• C) TQM
• D) corporate spying
• E) management by observation

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