When IBM acquired Lotus, a meeting was held between IBM senior vice president John Thompsonand a group of Lotus senior managers. In preparing for the meeting, the Lotus crew had donned theconservative suits and ties they thought were expected in the traditionally buttoned-down IBM. Theywere shocked when Thompson showed up for the meeting in a T-shirt and jeans because he was tryingto look like a Lotus employee. This anecdote illustrates:

When IBM acquired Lotus, a meeting was held between IBM senior vice president John Thompsonand a group of Lotus senior managers. In preparing for the meeting, the Lotus crew had donned theconservative suits and ties they thought were expected in the traditionally buttoned-down IBM. Theywere shocked when Thompson showed up for the meeting in a T-shirt and jeans because he was tryingto look like a Lotus employee. This anecdote illustrates:

When IBM acquired Lotus, a meeting was held between IBM senior vice president John Thompsonand a group of Lotus senior managers. In preparing for the meeting, the Lotus crew had donned theconservative suits and ties they thought were expected in the traditionally buttoned-down IBM. Theywere shocked when Thompson showed up for the meeting in a T-shirt and jeans because he was tryingto look like a Lotus employee. This anecdote illustrates:



a.the importance of visionary thinking 

b.extrinsic motivation

c.differing organizational cultures

d.changing sociocultural environments

e.how changes in the general environment can lead to uncertainty



Answer: C


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