Contemporary organizations can be found in any industry and are constantly adapting to new challenges but they all share some similarities. All of the following are common characteristics of contemporary organizations except ________.
A) Measuring and using data to guide decision making
B) Needing individual and team performance
C) Diminished value on long-term relationships with employees
D) All of the above are characteristics of contemporary organizations

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D) Characteristics of contemporary organizations include the increased use of quantitative measurements to aid in decision making and using both individuals and teams. Contemporary organizations are also placing less value on long-term relationships with employees. Other common characteristics in contemporary organizations are the pressure to achieve complex goals, greater competition across the organization, action orientation, multicultural membership, coordination of work across distance and time, and operating in an unpredictable and ever-changing environment.

Contemporary Organizations Can Be Found in Any Industry and Are