Which One of the Following Is Not a Benefit of Prescribing

question 42

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)Doing so helps to enforce consistency in how particular activities are performed.
• B)There may be tendencies for some people to resist change-most people refrain from violating company policy or going against recommended practices and procedures without first gaining clearance or having strong justification.
• C)This promotes the creation of a can-do work climate that facilitates good strategy execution.
• D)Doing so helps to build employee commitment to adopting best practices and using the tools of TQM and Six Sigma.
• E)It provides top-down guidance to operating managers,supervisory personnel,and employees regarding how to alter past practice and how things need to be done now.

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Definitions:

Population Means

The average value of a particular variable for the entire population, which provides a parameter that can be estimated through the use of sample means.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, giving a value between +1 and -1 inclusive.

Covariance

A statistic that indicates the degree to which two variables vary together.

Nonlinear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where there is not a straight-line or proportional association.