Organizations Have Built-In Mechanisms-Like Their Selection Processes and Formalized Regulations-To

Multiple Choice

Organizations have built-in mechanisms-like their selection processes and formalized regulations-to produce stability. When an organization is confronted with change, these mechanisms act as a counterbalance to sustain stability. Which of the following organizational sources of resistance to change is represented by these mechanisms?

A) group inertia
B) selective information processing
C) employee-orientation
D) structural inertia
E) product-orientation