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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