Elmo Research & Development Has Been Going Through a Rough

question 27

Multiple Choice

Elmo Research & Development has been going through a rough patch lately.Turnover has been high and employee morale is at an all-time low.Though employees and competitors hold management responsible for the decline,the CEO does not let the managers go or change the management style.Which of the following could explain this attitude?

• A)As the organization has an autocratic management style,the employees are responsible for organizational policies.
• B)The organization has a participative management style and decisions are guided by consensus.
• C)The CEO holds the view that managers have only a limited role in organization success or failure.
• D)The CEO does not have the authority to let the managers go or change the management style.

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