Dimensions of Culture (Scenario)
Todd works for SeaLan Tech, a small environmental consulting firm that has just been purchased by Zerex, Inc., a large biomedical research organization. The work environment at SeaLan had always been friendly and cooperative; people worked in teams and were encouraged to take risks. However, after meeting with the management of the new parent company, Todd believes there are considerable differences between the organizational cultures of Zerex and SeaLan. He is concerned that the new company will eliminate SeaLan's old culture, and he does not like the prospects.
-Todd believes that the managers at Zerex are not very concerned about how their decisions affect other people in the organization. This relates to which dimension of organizational culture?
A) stability
B) aggressiveness
C) team orientation
D) people orientation
E) outcome orientation

Question

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The dimension of people orientation relates to how much an organization values and considers the impact of its decisions on the individuals in the organization. Todd believes that the managers at Zerex are not concerned about how their decisions affect people, indicating that Zerex may have a low people orientation culture.