In: Operations Management
Manuel is a manager for a manufacturing company in which managers are expected to fully document all decisions and in which it is important to provide detailed data to support any recommendations. Also, out-of-the-box thinking is dissuaded. Which characteristic of organizational culture describes this aspect of Manuel's job?
A.
high aggressiveness
B.
high people orientation
C.
low adaptability
D.
low outcome orientation
E.
low team orientation
Low adaptability is defined as a lack of willingness to undergo change and sticking to old practices. In the provided case, Manuel expects his employees to document all decisions and dissuades out of the box thinking. Hence, his job describes the low adaptability characteristics of the organization. Therefore, the correct option is (C). All other options are incorrect as they do not illustrate the idea discussed in the question.