Caton was recently hired by a startup company that provides technological assistance to small and mid-size companies. He came from a job with the federal government in which he was used to a formal organizational culture. He used written memos and e-mails for all his communication at his government job.  He met resistance at his new job because others at the workplace preferred face-to-face communication. What component of organizational culture was a challenge for Caton? workplace norms governing interpersonal communication     norms governing workplace romances     professional peers     workplace artifacts       all of the above

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Caton was recently hired by a startup company that provides technological assistance to small and mid-size companies. He came from a job with the federal government in which he was used to a formal organizational culture. He used written memos and e-mails for all his communication at his government job.  He met resistance at his new job because others at the workplace preferred face-to-face communication. What component of organizational culture was a challenge for Caton?

workplace norms governing interpersonal communication

   

norms governing workplace romances

   

professional peers

   

workplace artifacts

 

   

all of the above

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