Which One of the Following Is Not a Benefit of Prescribing

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following is not a benefit of prescribing policies and operating procedures to aid management's task of implementing strategy?

• A) Painting a set of white lines that provides boundaries for the independent actions of empowered personnel
• B) Providing top-down guidance to operating managers,supervisory personnel,and employees regarding how things need to be done
• C) Promoting the creation of a work climate that facilitates good strategy execution
• D) Helping build employee commitment to adopting best practices and using the tools of TQM and Six Sigma
• E) Helping enforce consistency in how particular activities are performed

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Definitions:

Quality

The degree to which a product or service meets the requirements and expectations of customers.

Consistency

Use of the same accounting principles and methods from year to year within a company.

Accounting Principles

The rules and guidelines that companies follow in preparing financial statements, ensuring consistency and comparability.

Faithfully Representative

A qualitative characteristic of financial information that requires reported data accurately reflect the economic phenomena they represent, ensuring reliability and trustworthiness.