Question

Nikolai knows that what his boss has asked him to do is not in the best interest of the company. He also knows that if he does not do what he was asked to do, he will be written up and put on disciplinary action. He decides instead to do what his boss wants, just slower than his boss may have liked. Nikolai is using the principle of_____________.

Answer 1

The correct answer is letter "D": if all else fails, slow the spread of bad practice.

Step-by-step explanation:

Evidence-based management is a critically thought-provoking approach to decision making. This practice has the following principles: treat your organization as an unfinished prototype; no brag, just facts; see yourself and your organization as outsiders do; evidence‐based management is not just for senior executives; like everything else, you still need to sell evidenced‐based management; if all else fails, slow the spread of bad practices; and questioning what happens when people fail?

In front of a problematic situation, the "if all else fails, slow the spread of bad practices" is used when the consequence of an action is likely to be negative, but usually represents an order in the relationship of a principal-agent. The agent then carries out the necessary procedure as slowly as possible to prevent an unexpected reaction.