A Work Environment Where the Culture Is Well-Matched to the Conditions

question 80

Multiple Choice

A work environment where the culture is well-matched to the conditions and behaviors requisite for good strategy execution is 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 pressures 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 then be readily incorporated into the company's strategic vision and facilitate the achievement of stretch objectives.

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Definitions:

Partnership Law

Legal regulations governing the formation, operation, and dissolution of a partnership, which is a business entity owned by two or more people.

Liability

The state of being legally responsible for something, such as a debt or obligation.

Revised Uniform Partnership Act

An updated set of laws that provide a legal framework for the formation, operation, and dissolution of partnerships in the United States.

RUPA

The Revised Uniform Partnership Act, which regulates the operation of partnerships within the United States.