A Work Environment Where the Culture Is in Sync with the Chosen

question 47

Multiple Choice

A work environment where the culture is in sync with the chosen strategy and is conducive to good strategy execution is considered a valuable managerial ally because

• A)there is much less risk of embarrassing ethical violations.
• B)it provides company personnel with clear guidance regarding "how we do things around here" and produces significant peer pressure from co-workers to conform to culturally acceptable norms.
• C)there is reduced need to incorporate negative motivational practices and punitive-type incentives into the reward structure and in the company's approach to people management.
• D)there is reduced need to employ benchmarking, best practice programs, reengineering, Six Sigma, and TQM to achieve competitive advantage.
• E)the culture can be readily incorporated into the company's strategic vision and facilitate the achievement of stretch objectives.

Understand the basic principles of infant and toddler growth patterns.

Recognize the importance of sensory and motor development milestones in early childhood.

Comprehend the role of experience-dependent and experience-expectant processes in brain development.

Identify factors influencing physical and cognitive development in infants.

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Definitions:

Societal Harm

Negative impacts on society or segments of it, caused by actions or policies that lead to inequality, injustice, or environmental damage.

Social Diversions

Activities or entertainments that are pursued for pleasure and tend to draw people away from more serious social issues or engagements.

Amusement

A broad term referring to the activities, events, or experiences designed to provide enjoyment or entertainment to individuals or groups.

Tsar Peter the Great

A Russian emperor of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, known for extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation.