The Special Use of Language and Other Nonverbal Expressions to Communicate

question 137

Multiple Choice

The special use of language and other nonverbal expressions to communicate important aspects of corporate life are the ___ of observable organizational culture.

• A) norms
• B) stories
• C) heroes
• D) rites and rituals
• E) symbols

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Definitions:

Firm's Output

The overall amount of products or services generated by a company over a specific timeframe.

Short Run

A period in economics during which the quantities of one or more production inputs cannot be changed, making some costs fixed.

Long Run

A period in economics during which all factors of production and costs are variable, allowing full adjustment to any change in the economic environment.

Break-Even Point

This is the point at which total revenues equal total costs, and the business or project makes neither a profit nor a loss.