Apex Construction (Scenario)Apex Construction has hired Wendell Phillips to provide management consulting for the organization. Wendell's first assignment involves helping the company to improve productivity by recommending ways to strengthen managers' supervisory skills.Wendell interviews many middle-level managers and discovers that they share a different view of management. These individuals believe that external factors constrain managers' influence over outcomes. The mid-level managers have a(n) ________ view of management.
A. traditional
B. omnipotent
C. standard
D. symbolic
Answer: D
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