Shortly After a New Automated Quality Assurance System Went Online,production

question 57

Multiple Choice

Shortly after a new automated quality assurance system went online,production output declined by three percent.The production manager,a long time employee,blamed the new system.He argued that "after we laid off Tom and Jimmy and put this machine in,things just slowed down.Nothing seems to work right anymore." This is an example of dealing with change by

• A) deterrence.
• B) projection.
• C) avoidance.
• D) aggression.

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Definitions:

Gross Domestic Product

The total monetary value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, commonly used as a measure of economic performance.

Depreciated Currency

A decrease in the value of a currency in relation to foreign currencies, often due to economic factors or government policy.

Market-based Economy

An economic system where decisions regarding investment, production, and distribution are based on supply and demand, and prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system.

Mercantilist Economy

An economic theory and practice dominant in modern Europe, advocating for governmental regulation of a nation's economy to augment state power at the expense of rival national powers.