OB Concepts Must Reflect Contingency Conditions for All of the Following

question 101

Multiple Choice

OB concepts must reflect contingency conditions for all of the following reasons except ________.

• A) human beings are complex
• B) our predictions and assumptions are almost accurate all the time
• C) one person's behavior changes in different situations
• D) we are limited in our ability to make sweeping generalizations
• E) two people often act very differently in the same situation

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Definitions:

Responsibility Centre

A unit within an organization, such as a department or division, whose manager is accountable for specific financial and operational outcomes.

Controllable

Refers to costs or factors within a business that can be managed or influenced by decisions made by the company.

Uncontrollable

A term referring to factors or costs that cannot be directly controlled or influenced by decisions in the short term.

Uncontrollable Costs

Costs that cannot be influenced or changed by the actions of a specific individual or management level within the organization.