Symbolic Actions Are More Effective in Causing Corporate Change Than

question 24

True/False

Symbolic actions are more effective in causing corporate change than are substantive actions.

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Definitions:

Displacement

In linguistics, the ability to talk about things that are not present in time or space. In psychology, it refers to the transfer of emotions from a particular target to another.

Language

A system of communication used by a particular community or country, consisting of written, spoken, or gestural symbols that are conventionally understood.

Noam Chomsky

An influential linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, and social critic, known for his theory of generative grammar.

Dialect

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.