The Millennium Development Goals Refer to the Eight International Development

question 48

Multiple Choice

The Millennium Development Goals refer to the eight international development goals that:

• A)all the nongovernmental organizations have pledged to achieve on their own as a protest against government inaction, ineptitude, and indifference.
• B)the business world has pledged to plan, work for, and achieve as a part of its ambitious corporate responsibility plan to make a better world.
• C)are outlined in the Tenth Five Year Plan by the Indian Planning Commission.
• D)all 192 United Nations member states and 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015.
• E)the developed countries of the world have undertaken with the avowed aim of bringing about a qualitative change in the life of the people.

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Definitions:

OD

Short for Organizational Development, a field of research, theory, and practice dedicated to expanding the knowledge and effectiveness of people to accomplish more successful organizational change and performance.

Blue-Collar Workers

Refers to employees performing manual labor, often in industries like manufacturing, construction, and maintenance.

Organizational Processes

The sequences of activities or procedures entities in an organization follow to produce products or provide services.

Reengineering

The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical measures of performance.