What Most Likely Happens When a Firm Optimizes Its Organizational

question 98

Multiple Choice

What most likely happens when a firm optimizes its organizational structure to its current situation?

• A) It plants the seed of subsequent failure: the tightly coupled system can break apart when internal or external pressures occur.
• B) It achieves superior performance.
• C) It makes it difficult for managers to make the necessary changes due to its effects on resource allocation and power distribution.
• D) It transforms strategy into actions and business models.

Understand the significance of timing and order of stimulus presentation in classical conditioning.

Identify Ivan Pavlov as a key figure in the discovery and study of classical conditioning.

Recognize the role of classical conditioning in therapy and behavior modification.

Understand the basic principles of classical conditioning including conditioned and unconditioned stimuli and responses.

---

Definitions:

Process

A series of actions, changes, or functions that are intended to achieve a particular result.

Positive Emotions

Feelings that are considered pleasant or desirable, such as happiness, joy, or love.

Job Satisfaction

The degree of satisfaction workers experience regarding their job, influencing their output and general health.

Discrepancy Theory

A theory suggesting that dissatisfaction arises from a gap between an individual's desired and actual states.