Building Organizational Bridges with External Allies Is Aided by

question 54

Multiple Choice

Building organizational bridges with external allies is aided by

• A) appointing "relationship managers" and giving them responsibility for making particular strategic partnerships or alliances generate the intended benefits.
• B) agreeing with allies to meet frequently and make all decisions pertaining to the alliance on the basis of mutual agreement and consensus.
• C) getting each strategic ally to agree to appoint someone as head of the collaborative effort and to give that person the authority to enforce tight coordination of joint activities.
• D) forming a 50-50 joint venture with each strategic partner and then assigning people to the joint venture who have the authority and responsibility to enforce tight coordination.
• E) entering into a written agreement detailing the roles and responsibilities of the company and the ally/partner, setting forth the results that are expected, establishing deadlines for achieving these results, and designating the people who are to be responsible for making the collaborative effort work successfully.

Analyze the similarities and distinctions between motivation and emotion.

Explore cross-cultural perspectives on emotion and motivation.

Understand the evolution and adaptation of standardized tests over time.

Recognize the importance of standardization in test administration and scoring.

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