After scanning the environment, PepsiCo discovered consumers’ desire for healthier food options. The company then thought about how this environmental factor related to the possible actions the company could take. Managers at PepsiCo likely depicted these relationships by

Managers at PepsiCo likely depicted these relationships by A. creating a cognitive map.

Explanation:

The concept of cognitive map was first introduced by Edward Tolman. The cognitive map is a type of mental representation that helps the individual in coding and decoding information, and storing and recalling the information.

In a company, the cognitive map can help the managers to depict the environmental factors related to organizational actions. The manager creates the cognitive map after inspecting the environment for events or issues. This helps him to notice any issue or problem in the organization.

Managers at PepsiCo likely depicted these relationships by creating a cognitive map.

Explanation:

if interdependence implies a two-way dependence, and if each partner is equally dependent on the other for success, then there is an equal commitment to the making the partnership successful. the advantage is sustainability of the relationship, the disadvantage is that decisions are "democratic" and therefore may take longer to reach and more likely to be a compromise (which is not always the best solution). as the interdependence moves away from equality, the decisions become more influenced by the more independent partner. in the extreme the relationship becomes more dictatorial and more like "master-slave". generally the relationship has less commitment in both directions and is more likely to be temporary.

if one generalizes (and one shouldn't), equity partnerships, which is probably what is implied by interdependence, can be slow to progress or change but durable. the extreme alternative, independent-dependent partnerships tend to be efficient but more fragile.

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