One Difficulty Encountered in a Merger Is the Inability of Employees

question 24

Multiple Choice

One difficulty encountered in a merger is the inability of employees in the two existing organizational cultures to operate harmoniously. Which of the following characteristics do both merging organizational cultures most likely lack?

• A)responsiveness  
• B)adaptability  
• C)involvement  
• D)consistency

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Definitions:

Import Protection

Measures by a government to restrict foreign imports to protect domestic industries.

Import Quotas

Restrictions set by a country on the amount or volume of goods that can be imported into the country over a set period of time.

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between what consumers are prepared to spend on a good or service and what they end up paying.

Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market, representing the total benefits to society from trading goods and services.