Scenario C

question 38

Multiple Choice

Scenario C. Use the information in the following paragraph to answer the questions that follow. Smash Marketing is a consulting firm located in the Midwest. Mr. William "Bill" Smash started the firm as a young man in the early 1950s. The firm has grown but with growth, the Smash employees have never forgotten the vision of Mr. Smash-to be creative in all they do while delighting the client. Each year the Smash Award for Advertising Creativity is given to the employee who most exemplifies Mr. Smash's vision. New employees are told of the organization's greatest accomplishments and are taken on a tour of the "Wall of Memories" where pictures of the company that have been taken over the years are hung. One is even included to remind everyone of the disastrous fire that the company not only survived but also built upon to strengthen the sense of teamwork clearly evident throughout the firm. In fact, there is a long tradition of employee participation in decision making and all consider themselves to be part of the "Smash Family."
-The photo of the fire is an example of a:

• A) story.
• B) value.
• C) legend.
• D) symbol.
• E) rite.

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