Scenario A

question 136

Multiple Choice

Scenario A. Owners from two businesses have asked you which type of control system they should utilize. To help you make your decision, they have each provided a brief description of their organization. Alpha Omega, Inc. is a large corporation built in the 1950s. They produce chemical concentrates for industrial cleaning. Their organization uses a strict set of rules and regulations with their workforce. They have the ability to track a large amount of data using statistical techniques. Mid-Atlantic Health is a regional medical center. They want to use a control system that will allow them to tie pricing of services and profits to specific services in the medical center.
-Which control system should Mid-Atlantic Health utilize? Assume they will not change their current method of operation.

• A)Bureaucratic
• B)Market
• C)Clan
• D)Feedforward
• E)Concurrent

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Definitions:

Genetically Identical Offspring

Offspring that share the same genetic material, typically as a result of asexual reproduction.

Genetic Recombination

The process by which pieces of DNA are broken and recombined to produce new combinations of alleles, contributing to genetic diversity.

Muller's Ratchet

A process by which the genomes of an asexual population accumulate deleterious mutations in an irreversible manner.

Deleterious Mutations

Genetic alterations that are harmful to an organism, potentially reducing its fitness and survivability.