Cathi Prokofit Is a Candidate for a Position at Domino

question 16

Multiple Choice

Cathi Prokofit is a candidate for a position at Domino Grace, a financial services firm. She knows that corporate culture can have a large impact on employees, and so she is trying to learn as much as she can about the culture at Domino Grace. During one of her interviews, a Domino Grace Human Resources representative describes the culture as very team-oriented, people-oriented, and hard-working. Which of the following, if true, would best support the conclusion that Domino Grace has a weak corporate culture?

• A) Operations employees operate in a team-based environment; human resources employees promote a people-oriented atmosphere.
• B) The sales department is run in a highly competitive way; the executives at Domino Grace seek a stable revenue stream instead of spending resources pursuing new revenue streams.
• C) Sales employees are actively encouraged to take risks; accounts employees are rewarded based on the percentage of their clients that stay with Domino Grace.
• D) The operations staff pursues a philosophy of innovation; the accounting department follows legally required procedures.
• E) Accounts employees are expected to show great attention to detail. Sales employees are judged based on the revenue they generate and not the steps they took to generate that revenue.

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