Key IT Products Has Decided to Retain Its Computer Design,human

question 38

True/False

Key IT Products has decided to retain its computer design,human resources,and marketing departments at its corporate office.But to cut costs and increase speed,it outsources many other functions such as production in Canada,accounting in a neighboring city,warehousing and distribution across town.Many components are manufactured overseas.This is an example of a matrix structure.

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Definitions:

Internal Attributions

These refer to the inference that a person's behavior is due to something intrinsic to them, such as their personality, attitude, or effort.

External Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of one's own or others' behaviors to external factors or the situation.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to underestimate situational influences and overestimate personal traits when explaining others' behaviors.

Actor/observer Bias

A cognitive bias that explains differences in how people attribute causes to their own versus others' behavior; typically attributing one's own actions to situational factors and others' actions to personal characteristics.