Institutionalization Can Be an Asset and a Liability

question 65

Multiple Choice

Institutionalization can be an asset and a liability. In which of the following situations is it a liability?

• A) It doesn't go out of business when a leader is changed.
• B) Acceptable modes of behavior are self evident to all.
• C) Maintaining the organization becomes an end in itself.
• D) The organization is valued for itself.
• E) The organization has a life apart from the founders.

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