When a Functional Unit Focuses Too Narrowly on Its Own

question 171

Multiple Choice

When a functional unit focuses too narrowly on its own goals and operations and loses sight of other functional activities, customer needs, and corporate objectives, it is said to be acting like a functional ________.

• A) corral
• B) barn
• C) silo
• D) tower

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Definitions:

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how stimuli can trigger reflexive responses.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired together; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, it's a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any learning needed.

Fourth Of July

A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.