Marta Wishes to Use a Story to Communicate the Culture

question 33

Multiple Choice

Marta wishes to use a story to communicate the culture to the new recruits.Which of the following is the best story to use to sustain the collegial atmosphere in the school?

• A)We had many applications,but we chose you because we thought that you would best support our culture of collegiality and support.We find these two elements very important in our school,and we would like to maintain them.
• B)The school hired two world-class professors,who are notoriously hard to collaborate with,and they keep winning grants because they are world renowned in their field.
• C)More than 80% of our grant applications list more than one staff member from the faculty.
• D)When the mother of Edward,one of the Physics professors,passed away,and he flew over to organise her funeral,the staff took turns covering the lectures and tutorials of his wife,a lecturer at the school,so she could join him and support him.

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