Which of the Following Was a Key Feature in Stephen

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a key feature in Stephen Covey's book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change?

• A) He analyzed 1,435 companies to understand why some companies reach high levels of sustained performance while other companies fail to reach greatness.
• B) He discussed "management by objective" MBO), by which a manager should be self-driven to accomplish key goals that link to organizational success.
• C) He focused on the strategic and organizational challenges confronting managers in multinational corporations.
• D) He discussed how a leader's success hinges on balancing between personal and professional effectiveness.
• E) He urged U.S. firms to fight their competition by refocusing their business strategies on several drivers of success: people, customers, values, culture, action, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

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Definitions:

Rationally Addressed

Approached or dealt with through logical and well-thought-out reasoning.

Politics

The practice and theory of influencing other people on a global, national, or local level, encompassing the set of activities associated with making decisions in groups or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.

Accidents of Birth

Circumstances or characteristics (e.g., race, nationality, genetic traits) one is born into, over which they have no control, but which may influence their social standing and life opportunities.

Biopolitics

A concept developed by Michel Foucault referring to the governance of populations through an array of political and administrative mechanisms aimed at managing life processes.