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RODY.ELKHALIL

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________ help employees understand the history and past actions of an organization and explain and legitimate current practices by anchoring the present in the past.
 
  A) Stories
  B) Material symbols
  C) Rituals
  D) Organization specific terms
  E) Corporate chants

Question 2

Human relations can be valuable to a supervisor or leader to become better at what they do, but
  probably is not very useful to most employees.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Answer to Question 1

A
Explanation: A) Stories typically contain a narrative of events about the organization's founders, rule breaking, rags-to-riches successes, reductions in the workforce, relocation of employees, reactions to past mistakes, and organizational coping. These stories anchor the present in the past and explain and legitimate current practices.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE



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