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torybrooks

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Jean works for Fahrenheit Publishing, which is a publisher of scientific journals. The company is dominated by low risk taking and high attention to detail.
 
  Jean's department is committed to high team orientation and provides many team-building activities in which Jean and other department members work together and socialize. Which of the following statements best describes Jean's department?
  A) Jean's department is an example of a primary microcosm.
  B) Jean's department's culture is stronger than the dominant culture in the organization.
  C) Jean's department has developed a subculture.
  D) Jean's department's culture is undefined.
  E) Jean's department's culture has low stability.

Question 2

How do employers benefit from providing outplacement services?
 
  A) minimizing the need for severance pay
  B) lowering unemployment insurance costs
  C) complying with the WARN Act
  D) improving employee good will


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Answer to Question 1

C
Explanation: C) Jean's department has developed a subculture that reflects the common situations or experiences faced by group members in the same department or location. It includes the core values of the dominant culture plus additional team values unique to members of the department.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D



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