Organization W Has Adopted a New Training Strategy That It

question 10

Multiple Choice

Organization W has adopted a new training strategy that it learned about because its very successful main competitor is also using this training strategy.Which of the following statements best captures this situation?

• A)This is very unusual; most organizations link training directly to their organizational goals.
• B)This is very unusual; data show that most organizations do not consider the training initiatives of others in their decisions.
• C)This is not significantly unusual; many organizations copy training strategy used by competitors.
• D)This is unusual; most organizations at least make attempts to link their training initiatives to their own organizational strategy.

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