Organizations Have Built-In Mechanisms-Like Their Selection Processes and Formalized Regulations-To

question 101

Multiple Choice

Organizations have built-in mechanisms-like their selection processes and formalized regulations-to produce stability. When an organization is confronted with change, these mechanisms act as a counterbalance to sustain stability. Which of the following organizational sources of resistance to change is represented by these mechanisms?

• A) group inertia
• B) selective information processing
• C) employee-orientation
• D) structural inertia
• E) product-orientation

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Definitions:

Deadweight Loss

A loss of economic efficiency that can occur when equilibrium for a good or service is not achieved or is not achievable.

Tax

Mandatory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed upon a taxpayer by a governmental organization.

Tax Cuts

Reductions in the amount of taxes that individuals or corporations are required to pay to the government.

Tax Revenue

The monetary gains that are acquired by governments from taxation.