Allison Thinks That Organization Is the Same as an Organism

question 101

Multiple Choice

Allison thinks that organization is the same as an organism.However,in the field of organizational behavior,organizations are best described as:

• A) legal entities that must abide by government regulations and pay taxes.
• B) physical structures with observable capital equipment.
• C) social entities with a publicly stated set of formal goals.
• D) groups of people who work interdependently towards some purpose.
• E) any social entity with profit-centered motives and objectives.

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Definitions:

Encoding

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Instinctive Learning

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