Value Innovations Inc. engages in selling computers and other electronic components through telephone and Web orders. The company has decided to change some of its policies. When recruiting employees, it will now focus primarily on the attitudes of individuals. Here, the company is concentrating on a(n) ________ factor.

The changing demographics of a population over an extended period can give managers insight into ________.

________ provides an employee with the vigilance and persistence necessary to generate creative solutions to complex organizational problems.

Scott is looking for ways to increase the creativity of the workers in the Development Department he manages. Which one of the following managerial actions could Scott take to help stimulate creativity in the employees he fears are in jobs that are too simple and routine?

One of the SBUs under the Retro Group of companies is not generating a satisfactory amount of business. Extensive analysis shows that the company is losing its market share because its competitors have more sustainable processes. Analysts also feel that the growth prospects in this industry are extremely limited. Which one of the following organizational strategies should the company adopt?

Which one of the following terms refers to the process of people change?

________ is a strategy adopted by management to maintain or slightly improve the amount of business that an SBU is generating.

One of the SBUs under the Retro Group of companies is not generating a satisfactory amount of business. Extensive analysis shows that the company is losing its market share because its competitors have more sustainable processes. Analysts also feel that the growth prospects in this industry are extremely limited. Which one of the following organizational strategies should the company adopt?

________ is a strategy adopted by management to maintain or slightly improve the amount of business that an SBU is generating.

Today’s focus on ecology conservation is known as ________.