Corporate Takeover (Scenario)Todd works for SeaLan Tech, an environmental consulting firm that has just been purchased by Zerex, Inc., a biomedical research organization. Based on his early encounters with the new upper management from Zerex, Todd feels that SeaLan is a "lower-key, friendlier" organization. He is concerned that the new company will eliminate SeaLan's old culture, and he does not like the prospects.Todd is concerned with the degree to which managers focus on results rather than techniques and the processes used to achieve those results. In other words, Todd is concerned that the company will emphasize ________ over other dimensions of the organizational culture.
A. stability
B. aggressiveness
C. attention to detail
D. outcome orientation
Answer: D
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