The Purchasing Manager Is Evaluated by His/her Supervisors Based on Purchasing

question 135

Multiple Choice

The purchasing manager is evaluated by his/her supervisors based on purchasing inventory at the lowest price. Consequently, the purchasing manager knowingly orders materials only based on price. This has resulted in the purchase of inferior quality materials. This improved the purchasing manager's performance evaluation, but had a negative impact on production due to an increase in scrapped materials. This situation is an example of a failure of:

• A) goal congruence
• B) management perquisites
• C) management by exception
• D) control theory

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Definitions:

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

A ligament in the knee that connects the femur to the tibia and helps stabilize the knee joint.

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

A key ligament in the knee that stabilizes the joint by preventing the tibia from sliding too far forward beneath the femur.

Posterior Fontanel

The junction where the two parietal bones and the occipital bone meet on the skull of a newborn, typically closing by 2 months of age.

Anterior Fontanel

The soft spot on the top of a baby's head where the skull bones have yet to fuse.