Câu 32: LEAD: Leadership and Transformation in Supply Management

A director of procurement for an international firm is scheduling a conference call among all staff in North America, Eastern Europe and Asia to discuss a recently-approved strategic restructuring of the procurement organization. The discussion needs to take place as soon as possible. Thus, the call is scheduled to be held in three days. The director makes some initial calls to determine the time of day that the meeting should be scheduled and receives negative feedback from staff members who believe a single call is not convenient across multiple time zones and may present some cross-cultural concerns. Given this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for the director to take?

1. A. Schedule two calls if it is determined that all staff will be able to attend at least one of the meetings — đáp án hiện tại
2. B. Send an electronic survey to all staff and allow each person to select the most convenient time
3. C. Schedule a single call, with the expectation that some staff may not be able to attend
4. D. Contact staff members individually to determine the optimal time according to each person’s schedule