An Organization's Managers State Publicly That They Value and Reward

question 137

Multiple Choice

An organization's managers state publicly that they value and reward ethical behavior, yet some managers behave unethically. The public statements are an example of ______________, and the actual behavior is an example of ______________.

• A) In-use values, espoused values.
• B) Espoused values, basic assumptions.
• C) Espoused values, in-use values.
• D) Basic assumptions, espoused values.

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Definitions:

Colonial and European Merchants

Refers to traders and business people from Europe and the colonial Americas involved in the exchange of goods, such as textiles, spices, and slaves, between the 16th and 19th centuries.

Trade Profits

Financial gains derived from the act of buying and selling goods, services, or assets between different parties, domestically or internationally.

Indentured Servants

Laborers bound under contract to work for a specific period of time in exchange for transportation, food, clothing, lodging, and other necessities during the 17th and 18th centuries in America.

Voluntarily Came

The act of choosing to arrive or participate in something out of one's own free will without coercion.