Describing His Company's Pricing Strategy, an Airline Executive Is Quoted

question 52

Short Answer

Describing his company's pricing strategy, an airline executive is quoted as saying, "In the airline industry, we keep a close eye on ticket prices to make sure we are not underpriced." It is evident that this company has which of the following types of organizational culture? a. competitive
b. adaptive
c. bureaucratic
d. cooperative

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Definitions:

Social Psychologist

A professional who studies how individual thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the social environment and the presence of other people.

Destructive Obedience

The concept where individuals comply with harmful orders or directives, often from an authority figure, against their own personal morals or ethical codes.

Milgram Experiments

A series of social psychology experiments conducted by Stanley Milgram, which measured the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience.

"Learners"

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