A Retrenchment Strategy Is Designed to ________

question 26

Multiple Choice

A retrenchment strategy is designed to ________.

• A) encourage growth through joint ventures
• B) reduce the scale or scope of a corporation's operations
• C) focus exclusively on internally generated growth
• D) guard against organizational change

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Definitions:

PLC

A Programmable Logic Controller, an industrial digital computer which has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes.

Scan

The process in which a PLC systematically checks its input conditions and updates its outputs accordingly, forming one cycle of its operation.

Direction

A term that specifies orientation or course of motion; in technical contexts, it often relates to the flow of data, operations, or movements in systems and machinery.

Ladder Logic

A graphical programming language used in programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that represents electrical control circuits with rungs of logic operations.