When Merging Two Organisations,a Separation Strategy Is Most Commonly Applied

question 72

Multiple Choice

When merging two organisations,a separation strategy is most commonly applied when:

• A) Both companies have relatively weak cultures that are generally ineffective
• B) One company has an effective culture and employees at the other company would embrace that culture if applied to them
• C) The two organisations operate in distinct industries
• D) The acquired firm's culture doesn't work,whereas the culture of the acquiring firm does work

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Definitions:

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon where older memories interfere with the recall of newer memories, a form of cognitive interference that can impede learning and memory retention.

Semantic Codes

A type of cognitive encoding that involves the storage of information in memory according to its meaning rather than the sound or vision of it.

STM Loss

Short-Term Memory loss; a condition where an individual has difficulty retaining recent information over short periods.

Decay Theory

The hypothesis that memories fade or are lost over time as a result of the mere passage of time, leading to forgetting.