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Answer all questions as true or false
1. Henry Ford announced that he would double wages and reduce working hours at his Detroit auto plant to increase the stability and efficiency of the Ford factory workers.
2. Managers at Google (Alphabet) must be able to document the outcomes of key results with objective evidence.
3. The mission of the Gates foundation is to eliminate malaria by 2040.
4. The Key results that the Gates Foundation used to measure what matters in their quest to eradicate Malaria by 2040 all had strict deadlines.
5. Henry Ford considered the moving assembly line for factory production inefficient and a waste of resources.
6. According to John Doerr OKRs individuals do not need to be aware of the OKRs because they will be a distraction. As long as managers understand the OKRs they will be able to get people working on the key results.
7. If goals set out in a grant application to the Gates Foundation are not clear then the chance that the grant will be denied is high..
8. Managers at Google (Alphabet) have found that OKRs distract people from their day to day tasks and this has hurt the profitability of the company.
Answer 1
This statement is true, in the year 1920 first of May ford company
adopted a 40 hour week and doubled the the minimum wage of its
employees.In its Detroit based automobile plant in order to improve
the efficiency in production.
Answer 2
This statement is true, the managers at Google must be able to
document the outcomes of key result with objective evidence, Google
uses objective and key results to provide ambitious goals and track
progress.
Answer 3
This statement is true, the mission of Gates Foundation is to
eliminate Malaria by the year 2040.
Answer 4
This statement is true, in order to achieve its mission to
eliminate Malaria by the Year 2040 Gates Foundation hat strict
deadlines to achieve its mission.
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