When Trying to Change a Problem Culture, Management Should Undertake

question 92

Multiple Choice

When trying to change a problem culture, management should undertake such steps as

• A)selecting a team of key employees to lead the culture change effort and design a plan for cultural change.
• B)identifying facets of the present culture that are supportive of good strategy execution and which ones are not and then specifying what new actions, behaviors, and work practices are needed in the new culture to improve performance.
• C)drawing up an action plan to change the present culture and then persuading company personnel why this plan of action is good and will be successful.
• D)conducting an employee survey to determine the organization's cultural norms and what company personnel like and dislike about the current culture.
• E)employing a consultant with expertise in culture change and following his or her advice on how to proceed.

Understand the impact of parental styles on children's motivation, academic performance, and social behaviors.

Recognize gender differences in emotional expression, fear, and play behavior during preschool and middle childhood.

Understand the role of birth order on personality development and sibling dynamics.

Grasp the concept of gender schema and how it influences children's self-concept and behavior.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The change in total revenue that results from the sale of 1 additional unit of a firm’s product; equal to the change in total revenue divided by the change in the quantity of the product sold.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure in which many companies sell products that are similar but not identical.

Product Differentiation

The marketing process of distinguishing a product or service from others in the market to make it more attractive to a particular target market.

Demand Curve

A graph representing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by consumers.