________ change is made in response to arising problems or opportunities. BP's response to an explosion on a drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico is an example of this kind of change.
A. radical
B. incremental
C. proactive
D. reactive
E. process
D. reactive
When managers talk about "putting out fires," they are talking about reactive change, making changes in response to problems or opportunities as they arise. This is exactly what happened with BP's response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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