Scenario A

question 9

Multiple Choice

Scenario A. Use the information given below to answer the questions that follow. Your organization is at a critical growth stage with regard to its technology. A team of three people have been assigned specific jobs by the chief technology officer. The assignments are: • Study the key technologies on which an organization depends and their competitive value. • Look at other companies that are successful and identify ways in which your organization can emulate the practices of the other companies. • Find out what is new in the industry. Be an "industry detective"-everything from reading up on industry reports to attending meetings and listening closely to what people are talking about.
-Based on the scenario, the third assignment is an example of:

• A) benchmarking.
• B) organizational culture audit.
• C) SWOT analysis.
• D) technology audit.
• E) environmental scanning.

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Definitions:

Distilled Water

Water that has been purified by distillation, removing impurities and minerals.

Hemorrhage

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Red Blood Cells

The cells in the blood responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returning carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

Osmosis

The movement of water molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration.