A Work Environment Where the Culture Is in Sync with the Chosen

question 47

Multiple Choice

A work environment where the culture is in sync with the chosen strategy and is conducive to good strategy execution is considered a valuable managerial ally because

• A)there is much less risk of embarrassing ethical violations.
• B)it provides company personnel with clear guidance regarding "how we do things around here" and produces significant peer pressure from co-workers to conform to culturally acceptable norms.
• C)there is reduced need to incorporate negative motivational practices and punitive-type incentives into the reward structure and in the company's approach to people management.
• D)there is reduced need to employ benchmarking, best practice programs, reengineering, Six Sigma, and TQM to achieve competitive advantage.
• E)the culture can be readily incorporated into the company's strategic vision and facilitate the achievement of stretch objectives.

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