While Observing the Departments in His Division, Matthew Notices That

question 17

Multiple Choice

While observing the departments in his division, Matthew notices that some managers with wide spans of control seem to perform more effectively than other managers with similarly sized spans of control. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true regarding the high-performing managers?

• A) These managers are paid higher salaries than the low-performing managers.
• B) These managers have eternal locus of control.
• C) The employees within their departments tend to compete to reach productivity goals, which boosts performance.
• D) The employees within their departments score high on agreeableness.
• E) The employees within their departments are highly skilled and very knowledgeable about their jobs.

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Definitions:

Jointly

Refers to an action or a status shared between two or more parties, entities, or processes.

Fifth Power

Refers to a number multiplied by itself four times, expressed as \(n^5\).

Extraneous Solutions

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Extraneous Solutions

Extraneous solutions are solutions that arise in the process of solving an equation but do not satisfy the original equation.