How Do Espoused Values Relate to the Concept of Organizational

question 66

Multiple Choice

How do espoused values relate to the concept of organizational culture?

• A)Espoused values represent the shared assumptions within an organization's culture.
• B)Espoused values are what leaders and employees rely on to guide their decisions and behaviours.
• C)Espoused values are mainly used to decipher an organization's culture.
• D)Espoused values are the values that corporate leaders want others to believe guide the organization's decisions and actions.
• E)Espoused values are articulated mental models.

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Definitions:

Heterotherms

Organisms that can switch between self-regulating their body temperature and allowing the external environment to influence it.

Ectotherms

Organisms that regulate their body temperature through external sources, rather than internal metabolic processes.

Endotherms

Animals that regulate their body temperature internally, producing their own heat.

Hypothalamus

Forebrain region that controls processes related to homeostasis; produces and controls release of some hormones.