Scott Is in Charge of Production at Fasteners Unlimited Inc

question 7

Multiple Choice

Scott is in charge of production at Fasteners Unlimited Inc. His job responsibilities include eliminating defects in the equipment parts the factory produces. However, he has advised his crew to alert him only when defects exceed 200 per million, which he considers a serious deviation from standards. In this case, Scott is using

• A)a management audit.
• B)the principle of deviation.
• C)clan control.
• D)the principle of exception.
• E)behavioral standards.

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Definitions:

Defence Mechanisms

Unconscious psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and maintain self-image.

Freud's Thinking

Refers to the ideas and theories developed by Sigmund Freud, which include the psychoanalytic theory of personality development and the concepts of the id, ego, and superego.

Empirical Evidence

Information acquired by observation or experimentation that is used to support or disprove theories or hypotheses.