The more complex a society, the fewer types of personality that are tolerated
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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A) The research was ineffective, and organizational culture and business output remain about the same. B) It has improved substantially over many objective measures since beginning its research. C) It implemented the changes suggested by anthropologists, but has suffered poor business outcomes ever since. D) It has seen moderate improvements, but there is no way to know if this was related to the change in its organizational culture.