Quality Improvement Initiatives in Organizations

To centralize decision-making and control within the leadership team

To increase bureaucracy and red tape within the organization

To align the organization's strategies, policies, processes and resources to achieve its objectives (correct)

To create a sense of competition among employees

By centralizing all decision-making within the leadership team

By micromanaging and closely monitoring employee activities

By providing people with the required resources, training and authority to act with accountability (correct)

By establishing a culture of fear and punishment for mistakes

Improved communication between levels and functions of the organization

Increased effectiveness and efficiency in meeting the organization's quality objectives

Better coordination of the organization's processes

Increased profitability and shareholder returns (correct)

<p>Leaders should establish shared values, fairness and ethical models for behavior at all levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

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