According to Nutt and Backoff's assessment of organizational contexts in terms of their abilities to produce visionary strategic change, bold organizations:
A) have low acceptance of the need for change.
B) have unlimited resources.
C) are less rule-bound.
D) are more inorganic.

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Nutt and Backoff suggest that bold organizations are less rule-bound, meaning they are more flexible and adaptable. This allows them to be more open to visionary strategic change. While unlimited resources could be an advantage, it is not mentioned as a defining characteristic of bold organizations. Low acceptance of the need for change and a more inorganic structure would work against the ability to produce visionary strategic change.

According to Nutt and Backoff's Assessment of Organizational Contexts in Terms