The Facilities Department Is Experiencing Some Challenges and Is Undergoing

question 16

Multiple Choice

The facilities department is experiencing some challenges and is undergoing reorganization.Because of your familiarity with systems theory,you:

• A)Know that this challenge is their issue and that it has nothing to do with your unit.
• B)Understand that such events are localized and do not have an impact on the organizational culture.
• C)Know that the nature of challenges and reorganization in facilities will have an impact on other areas.
• D)Anticipate that your prior experiences with facilities have no effect on the current situation.

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Definitions:

Emic Analyses

Analyses that seek to understand cultural phenomena from the perspective of the insider, emphasizing context-specific meanings and practices.

Cultural Universals

These are elements, patterns, traits, or institutions that are common to all human cultures worldwide.

Cultural Relativity

The principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture.

'Etic' Abnormalities

Universal conditions or behaviors considered abnormal across different cultures.