Alex Has a New Idea for a Way to Cut

question 18

Multiple Choice

Alex has a new idea for a way to cut costs in his department, but he is not willing to share his idea with his boss because the last department head that tried new cost cutting methods was recently fired when the new methods did not achieve expected results. Based on the example, how can Alex's company improve the culture to create innovation?

• A) flatten the organizational structure
• B) reward both successes and failures
• C) increase the resources in Alex's department
• D) encourage communication between various departments
• E) conduct team building activities

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