To identify a problem, a manager ________
A) compares one set of standards or goals to a second set of standards or goals
B) looks for unhappy customers
C) uses intuition to see that things don't look right
D) compares the current state of affairs with some standard or goal
Answer: D
Explanation: A manager compares what she or he has now to some standard or goal to identify a problem. The standard or goal may represent some level of performance from the past, or it could be an as yet unreached level that the manager thinks can be attained. Looking for unhappy customers or using intuition to see when things don't look right may be ways to identify problems but they are not general problem identification methods. Finally, comparing one set of standards or goals to a second set is incorrect because a problem is always identified by comparing an actual state to a standard or goal, not one set of standards or goals to another.
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