Which of These Statements About Organizational Stories Is True

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements about organizational stories is true?

• A)Organizational stories are just stories; most employees have a hard time believing them.
• B)Stories communicate organizational culture if they describe positive events, whereas they undermine organizational culture if they describe negative events.
• C)Organizational stories are descriptive, but not prescriptive.
• D)Stories are most effective at communicating corporate culture when they describe real events with real people.
• E)Organizational stories advise people what not to do, but leave out the solutions and suggestions.

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Definitions:

Matched Pairs

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Ordinal Data

A type of categorical data where the categories have a natural, ordered relationship.

Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

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Sign Test

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