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.If you were talking with Todd and asked him what the term culture meant, he would reply that it is ________.
A. the formal rules of an organization
B. the nature of products/services offered by the company
C. the shared values and practices of the firm
D. a set of operational procedures for the company
Answer: C
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