M: Organizational Behavior 2nd Edition by Steven McShane, Mary Von Glinow

Exercise 37

Organizational culture is best described as the basic pattern of ____.
A) nonconscious, taken-for-granted perceptions or ideal prototypes of behavior that are considered the correct way to think and act toward problems and opportunities.
B) behaviors that employees enact to demonstrate their support for corporate goals
C) decisions routinely occurring throughout the organization that support corporate strategies
D) shared assumptions, beliefs and values that subconsciously guide employee thoughts and actions
E) rituals and ceremonies that employees enact to consummate their relationship with the organization