This Chapter Discusses How Each Organization Has Its Own Culture

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Essay

This chapter discusses how each organization has its own culture and sets of values shared by most of its members.What kind of shared values might you find at a law firm?

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Definitions:

Rhizoids

Thread-like structures in non-vascular plants, fungi, and algae that absorb water and nutrients and anchor the organism to a substrate.

Nonvascular Plants

Bryophytes, such as mosses and liverworts, that have no vascular tissue and either occur in moist locations or have special adaptations for living in dry locations.

Thallus

The undifferentiated vegetative tissue of some organisms, such as algae, fungi, lichens, and liverworts, not divided into leaves, roots, or stems.

Liverwort

A type of non-vascular plant found in moist habitats, part of the bryophyte family, which includes mosses and hornworts.