Sometimes a Company Can Short-Circuit the Task of Building an Organizational

question 90

Multiple Choice

Sometimes a company can short-circuit the task of building an organizational capability in-house by

• A)putting in high-incentive bonuses to reward individual employees who train hard to develop the desired capability.
• B)launching an extensive training effort to develop the capability quickly with newly hired employees.
• C)either acquiring a company that has already developed the capability or else acquiring the desired capability through collaborative efforts with outsiders having the requisite skills, know-how, and expertise.
• D)using benchmarking and the adoption of best practices to imitate a capability that rivals have already developed.
• E)empowering a team of employees to develop the capability however they best see fit.

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Definitions:

Generalized Self

A concept in sociology referring to an individual's awareness of societal expectations and the incorporation of these expectations into their self-concept.

The Me

Concept from sociology that represents the part of an individual's self developed through social interactions, based on how others see them.

The I

A concept in sociology, especially within symbolic interactionism, that represents the spontaneous, less socialized aspect of the self.

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