The CEO Is Retiring

question 142

Multiple Choice

The CEO is retiring.There are two candidates remaining.Three division heads support Alex.The other four division heads support Pat.These alliances can be called

• A)organizational grapevines.
• B)coalitions.
• C)focus groups.
• D)nominal groups.
• E)boards of directors.

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Definitions:

Interdepartmental Cooperation

The collaborative effort between different departments or units within an organization to achieve a common goal.

Purchase-of-Service Contracts

Agreements where a government entity pays an external organization to provide a specific service that the government itself does not deliver directly.

Bidding Contest

A competitive process in which individuals or entities submit offers to win the rights to acquire goods, services, or assets.

Governmental Agency

An organization at the local, state, or national level that provides a specific service or performs a regulatory function on behalf of the government.