Which of the Following Is Not a Common Trait of an Unhealthy

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a common trait of an unhealthy company culture?

• A) A politicized internal environment and empire-building managers who jealously guard their turf
• B) Hostility to change and a wariness of people who champion new ways of doing things
• C) An aversion to looking outside the company for best practices, new managerial approaches, and innovative ideas
• D) An aversion to incentive compensation, failure to recruit the best and brightest employees, subpar support for employee training, overemphasis on working in teams, and low ethical standards
• E) Overzealous pursuit of wealth and status on the part of key executives

Understand the concepts of observable culture within an organization.

Recognize the adaptive strategies of contemporary managers in the 21st-century environment.

Understand operations objectives in customer-driven organizations.

Recognize the significance of continuous improvement and its application in organizations.

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