Jamie Is About to Go to Work for Potpourri, a Store

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Multiple Choice

Jamie is about to go to work for Potpourri, a store that sells various bed and bath accessories. Though technically a chain, Potpourri currently has just three stores, all within an hour of each other in the Midwestern United States. The type of organizational culture Jamie is likely to encounter at Potpourri is one in which employees

• A) have very little connection to one another.
• B) are free spirits, each of them his or her own little island.
• C) tend to share a lot of opinions, including a dislike for each other.
• D) enjoy friendly relations, but differ on many things, including work-related matters.
• E) get along well and share many of the same views, including admiration for the company founder.

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Definitions:

Karl Maria Kertbeny

The Hungarian-born writer and human rights advocate who coined the term "homosexual" in the 19th century.

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