Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:…
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Read the following passage carefully and answer the following questions:
Organizations are institutions in which members compete for status and power. They compete for resource of the organization, for example finance to expand their own departments, for career advancement and for power to control the activities of others. In pursuit of these aims, groups are formed and sectional interests emerge. As a result, policy decisions may serve the ends of political and career systems rather than those of the concern. In this way, the goals of the organization may be displaced in favor of sectional interests and individual ambition. These preoccupations sometimes prevent the emergence of organic systems. Many of the electronic firms in the study had recently created research and development departments employing highly qualified and well paid scientists and technicians. Their high pay and expert knowledge were sometimes seen as a threat to the established order of rank, power and privilege. Many senior managers had little knowledge of technicality and possibilities of new developments and electronics. Some felt that close cooperation with the experts in an organic system would reveal their ignorance and show their experience was now redundant.
Policy decision in organization should involve
- A.
cooperation at all levels in the organization
- B.
modernization of the organization
- C.
attracting highly qualified personnel
- D.
keeping in view the larger objectives of the organizations
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Correct answer: D
Answer: keeping in view the larger objectives of the organizations
Explanation: The passage states that "policy decisions may serve the ends of political and career systems rather than those of the concern." This shows the central problem: policy can be captured by sectional interests and individual ambition.
Therefore, policy decisions should be made with the organisation's larger objectives in view so that they serve the organisation as a whole rather than narrow departmental or personal interests.
Why this option is better than cooperation alone: Cooperation helps but does not prevent policies from favouring sectional interests unless the larger goals are explicitly prioritised.
Why this option is better than modernization or hiring experts: Modernisation and attracting qualified personnel are important actions, but they do not ensure that policy decisions avoid being dominated by political or career motives; the guiding principle must be the organisation's overall objectives.