Question

A monthly interdepartmental meeting goes badly because the managers cannot agree on an agenda. Sales managers argue that new advertising strategies should be a top priority because sales have dropped; operations managers argue that equipment acquisition should take precedence because a key system is down. The failure of this meeting can be most clearly attributed to ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Organizational barriers

Explanation:

Organizational barriers  are the obstruction that occurs in the organization leading to failure of the task or goal.These barriers can occur due to numerous reason like mis-flow of information, hierarchical positions , regulations , facilities of organization, policies etc.

According to the question, failure that is faced during the meeting is caused due to different opinions raised by the managers therefore, no appropriate decision was made.Different position persisting managers have different opinion which is acting as the barrier for the organization.