Which of the Following Actions Can Extinguish Risk Taking and Innovation

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions can extinguish risk taking and innovation?

• A) rewarding for the absence of failures rather than for the presence of successes
• B) using organic organizational structures
• C) encouraging experimentation
• D) using an organizational structure that scores low on vertical differentiation, formalization, and centralization
• E) long tenure in management

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