When an Organization Has a Culture That Leads to Values

question 95

Multiple Choice

When an organization has a culture that leads to values and norms that fail to motivate or inspire employees, which eventually leads to stagnation and often failure over time, that company has a(n) ________ culture.

• A) adaptive
• B) inert
• C) communal
• D) bureaucratic

Recognize the relationship between political behavior and career advancement in organizations.

Understand the shift in successful organizations towards certain sources of power.

Recognize traits shared by most successful leaders.

Understand the core assumptions of andragogy and contrast them with pedagogy principles.

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