Scenario D. You were just recently hired on at Daily Distribution. As part of your orientation, your manager explained a potential new program that Daily is considering implementing. The program would consist of a series of meetings for business members from around the organization and from across many levels. During these meetings, tough and candid decisions will be made about how to eliminate vertical boundaries. Furthermore, your manager explains that Daily will benchmark its competitors and companies from other industries in order to learn best practices. Finally, Daily is considering sharing financial information with mid-level managers as part of the new program.
-Daily is attempting to mirror which organization with the newly proposed program?
A)IMB
B)Twitter
C)Coca-Cola
D)Nordstrom
E)General Electric

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Daily Distribution's proposed program of eliminating vertical boundaries, benchmarking competitors and industries, and sharing financial information with mid-level managers aligns closely with the management practices of General Electric (GE). GE has a long history of using these methods to break down hierarchical structures and foster better communication and decision-making across the organization.