One of the Most Difficult Management Challenges Today Is Managing

question 52

Multiple Choice

One of the most difficult management challenges today is managing change. This is because:

• A) change requires cooperation and an awareness of a need for change.
• B) change requires a lot of bail-out money from the government.
• C) change requires decentralization of decision making.
• D) change will invariably result in an inverted organization and management does not want to relinquish its position power in order to make that happen.

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Definitions:

Actor-observer Effect

A psychological phenomenon where people tend to attribute their own actions to situational factors, while attributing others' actions to their personalities.

Assigning Causes

The process of identifying reasons or factors that have led to certain events or situations, also known as causal attribution.

Distinctiveness

The degree to which something is perceived as being different or unique compared to others.

Consistency

The quality of maintaining uniformity, coherence, and reliability in actions, attitudes, or conditions over time.