An Organisation's Dominant Culture Is

question 80

Multiple Choice

An organisation's dominant culture is:

• A) The values dictated by an organisation's new owners
• B) The assumptions,values and beliefs shared most widely by the organisation's members
• C) The values held by the most vocal countercultural group in the organisation
• D) The assumptions,values and beliefs that the company's top executives are trying to spread throughout the organisation

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Definitions:

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it becomes associated with an unconditioned stimulus through classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Negative Reinforcement

Increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli. A negative reinforcer is any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response. (Note: negative reinforcement is not punishment.)

Latent Learning

Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.