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One manufacturing company in the aluminum industry has an innovative culture, and a competitor from the same country has a conservative culture. What could account for this difference in organizational culture?
 
  A) stance on social responsibility
  B) environmental richness
  C) organizational structure
  D) societal ethics

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Which of the following statements is true regarding an adaptive culture?
 
  A) An adaptive culture is cautious and conservative.
  B) Organizations with adaptive cultures are less likely to survive in a changing environment than organizations with inert cultures.
  C) According to Kotter and Heskett, organizational learning is higher in organizations with adaptive cultures than that in organizations with inert culture.
  D) An adaptive culture discourages lower and middle level managers from taking risks.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 7, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Correct answers!


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