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

Exercise 86

Which of these statements about organizational subcultures is true?
A) Some subcultures enhance the organization's dominant culture.
B) Subcultures spawn emerging employees that the company may eventually hire.
C) Subcultures, as a rule, degrade the organization's standards of performance and ethical behavior.
D) Organizations should subdue subcultures that oppose the firm's dominant values.
E) It is not for subcultures to directly oppose the organization's core values.