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Collmarie

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Which of the following actions can extinguish risk taking and innovation?
 
  A) long tenure in management
  B) encouraging experimentation
  C) rewarding for the absence of failures rather than for the presence of successes
  D) using organic organizational structures
  E) using an organizational structure that scores low on vertical differentiation, formalization, and centralization

Question 2

Material symbols convey to employees the degree of egalitarianism that is desired by top management.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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joshraies

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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) Innovative organizations encourage experimentation. Organic structures positively influence innovation because they're lower in vertical differentiation, formalization, and centralization. The long tenure in management is associated with innovation. Innovative organization rewards both successes and failures. They celebrate mistakes. Unfortunately, in too many organizations, people are rewarded for the absence of failures rather than for the presence of successes. Such cultures extinguish risk taking and innovation.

Answer to Question 2

TRUE
Explanation: Material symbols are what conveys to employees who is important, the degree of egalitarianism top management desires, and the kinds of behavior that are appropriate.


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