A Work Environment Where the Culture Is in Sync with the Chosen

Multiple Choice

A work environment where the culture is in sync with the chosen strategy and is conducive to good strategy execution it is considered a valuable managerial ally because:

A) there is much less risk of embarrassing ethical violations.
B) it provides company personnel with clear guidance regarding "how we do things around here and produces significant peer pressures from co-workers to conform to culturally acceptable norms".
C) there is reduced need to incorporate negative motivational practices and punitive-type incentives into the reward structure and in the company's approach to people management.
D) there is reduced need to employ benchmarking,best practice programs,reengineering,Six Sigma,and TQM to achieve competitive advantage.
E) the culture can be readily incorporated into the company's strategic vision and facilitate the achievement of stretch objectives.